"They need to be taken for life and often cause side effects like redness and dry eye - for many people the main symptom of glaucoma is the side effects from the
eye drops."
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"Dry eye continues to affect more than 140 million Americans, many of whom report a sensitivity to preservatives in
eye drops. To meet the growing demand for dry eye symptom relief without preservatives, Bausch + Lomb introduced Soothe Xtra Protection (XP) Preservative Free lubricant
eye drops last year.
A report has appeared in The Lancet that says laser treatment is set to replace
eye drops for treating glaucoma.
The incident happened at one of the Specsavers opticians stores in Wrexham, north Wales, when Martyn Chidlow went to buy his prescribed medicine and a bottle of
eye drops after an eye test.
Glaucoma is usually treated with
eye drops, although lasers and surgery can also be used.
Thus, any physical or chemical injury to the eye, prolong use of some topical
eye drops or systemic medications, inflammations within the eye and changes in the composition of the fluid bathing the lens (called aqueous) as in diabetes can all lead to clumping and cloudiness of the natural lens protein and result in cataract.
Assistant Minister of Health and Wellness, Mr Biggie Butale says there is shortage of some
eye drops at Scottish Livingstone Hospital.
While standard treatments involve using
eye drops containing antibiotics or corticosteroids, the new gel is loaded with a natural wound-healing protein called decorin.