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Ocular Hypertension
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Definition
: A condition in which the intraocular pressure is elevated above normal and which may lead to glaucoma.
do not equate with GLAUCOMA; do not confuse with OCULAR HYPOTENSION
Examples
Glaucoma
Other names
Hypertension, Ocular; Glaucoma, Suspect; Glaucomas, Suspect; Suspect Glaucomas; Suspect Glaucoma; Ocular Hypertensions; Hypertensions, Ocular
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
travoprost
157283-68-6
Cloprostenol/*analogs & derivatives
Ocular Hypertension.
Pharma Action
Antihypertensive Agents
Am J Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;132(4):472-84
TRAVATAN Z
;
TRAVATAN
;
TRAVOPROST
bimatoprost
0 5-
Heptenamide, 7-
(3,5-
dihydroxy-
2-
(3-
hydrdoxy-
5-
phenyl-
1-
pentenyl)cyclopentyl)-
N-
ethyl-
, (1R-
(1alpha(Z),2beta(1E,3S*),3alpha,5alpha))
*Amides
Cloprostenol/*analogs & derivatives
Glaucoma
Ocular Hypertension.
Pharma Action
Antihypertensive Agents
Am J Ophthalmol. 2001 Jan;131(1):19-24
LATISSE
;
LUMIGAN
;
BIMATOPROST