PULOT OF THE DAY: DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA

I learned through watching the video that glaucoma is a group of eye illnesses
caused by increasing intraocular pressure that resulting in optic nerve damage.
Because the optic nerve helps transfer information from our eyes to our brains, injury to
the optic nerve can result in vision loss and even permanent blindness. The most
frequent variety of glaucoma, known as the "silent type," is open-angle glaucoma, and
the next type is angle-closure glaucoma, a very rare type of glaucoma that requires
rapid attention and treatment. Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma will have little
discomfort, increasing intraocular pressure, and optic disc cupping. Angle-Closure
Glaucoma sufferers may feel extreme eye discomfort, nausea and vomiting, visual
changes, and their eyes may be red. The objective of glaucoma treatment is to lower
IOP in order to protect the visual nerve. Medication will be the primary line of therapy for
glaucoma, with some kinds of treatment include eye drops and oral drugs. Surgical
treatment is also available, and it may be a laser operation or standard eye surgery. As
a future nurse, it is crucial to educate individuals following surgery so that they are
aware of the fundamental precautions they should take to avoid problems. Advise them
to keep post-checkups and visits, to wear protective glasses, to use doctor-prescribed
eye drops, and not to rub their eyes.

Washing hands is critical when delivering eye drops, and eye drops should be
taken exactly as suggested by the physician, with no skipping or stopping. As a
potential nurse/nurse, always remember to space out each sort of eye drop that the
patient has to take around 3-5 minutes while providing one or more drugs. Explain to
the patient that he or she should not blink but should keep one eye closed. Medications
function by lowering IOP, decreasing aqueous humor generation, and increasing
aqueous humor drainage. Brimonidine, an alpha agonist, works with alpha-receptors by
activating them and decreasing aqueous humor generation. Timolol, a beta-blocker,
lowers aqueous humor production; not for people with bradycardia or asthma;
monitoring respiration and heart rate before to injection is critical. Carbonic Anhydrase
Inhibitors "zolamide" and "Acetazolamide" reduce aqueous humor generation; always
check for sulfonamide allergy. Cholinergic (miotics) "Pilocarpine" lowers IOP by
narrowing the pupil, allowing more aqueous humor to drain via the trabecular
meshwork. This drug's antidote is atropine.