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Ocular Hypertension

Ocular hypertension means the pressure inside the eye is higher than normal, caused by the front of the eye not draining fluid properly. It is not glaucoma, but it is the main risk factor for it.

Bimat

Bimatoprost

0.3mg

Bimatoprost eye drops for glaucoma and ocular hypertension. They increase fluid drainage from the eye to lower pressure.

From$39.90/ bottleView

Xalatan

Latanoprost

2.5ml

Latanoprost eye drops for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. They lower eye pressure by improving fluid drainage.

From$44.80/ bottleView

Cosopt

Dorzolamide, Timolol

2% + 0.5%

Dorzolamide and timolol eye drops for glaucoma and ocular hypertension. They combine two ways of lowering eye pressure.

From$32.33/ bottleView

Combigan

Brimonidine, Timolol

0.2% + 0.5%

Brimonidine and timolol eye drops for open-angle glaucoma and high eye pressure. It combines two types of pressure-lowering action in one bottle.

From$34.17/ bottleView

Alphagan

Brimonidine

5ml

Brimonidine eye drops for open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. It reduces fluid production in the eye and increases drainage to lower pressure.

From$41.90/ bottleView

Key points

  • Glaucoma is damage to the optic nerve that causes vision loss, and raised eye pressure can lead to it.
  • Millions of people have raised intraocular pressure without having glaucoma, which is why the two are counted separately.
  • A major study asked whether treating raised pressure early with eye drops prevents glaucoma developing.
  • The same research aimed to identify who is likely to develop glaucoma and would benefit from treatment, and who could be monitored without it.

Medicines listed for Ocular Hypertension

All five listed products are eye drops. They contain brimonidine, timolol, bimatoprost, latanoprost and dorzolamide. Two of the five combine two active ingredients: Cosopt pairs dorzolamide with timolol, and Combigan pairs brimonidine with timolol. The remaining three are single-ingredient drops.

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