Front Biosci (Landmark Ed)
December 2024
This review explores the intricate relationship between glaucoma and circadian rhythm disturbances. As a principal organ for photic signal reception and transduction, the eye plays a pivotal role in coordinating the body's circadian rhythms through specialized retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), particularly intrinsically photosensitive RGCs (ipRGCs). These cells are critical in transmitting light signals to the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the central circadian clock that synchronizes physiological processes to the 24-hour light-dark cycle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The rise in the number of glaucoma drugs complicates the choice that the ophthalmologists have to do.
Purpose: The study compares the effectiveness, safety and usability of the Russian latanoprost drug Trilaktan and the drug Xalatan in monotherapy for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OH).
Material And Methods: This is a multicenter observational study of the effectiveness and safety of eye drops Trilaktan (Groteks, Russia) and Xalatan (Pfizer MFG.