Does marijuana ease glaucoma or make it worse? This post from Alternet shares informative facts about the medical cannabis treatment for glaucoma. What’s Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a gradual loss of vision cased by damage to the optic nerve. It comes in several varieties, but essentially the culprit is increased interocular pressure (IOP) caused by a build up of fluid in the ... Continue Reading
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STUDY: The Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target in Glaucoma
ABSTRACT: Glaucoma is an irreversible blinding eye disease which produces progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the only modifiable risk factor, and lowering IOP results in reduced risk of progression of the disorder. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has attracted considerable attention as a potential target for the treatment ... Continue Reading
STUDY: Cannabinoids and glaucoma
ABSTRACT: Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world. In spite of the diverse therapeutic possibilities, new and better treatments for glaucoma are highly desirable. Cannabinoids effectively lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) and have neuroprotective actions. Thus, they could potentially be useful in the treatment of glaucoma. The purpose of this ... Continue Reading
STUDY: The Endocannabinoid System as an Emerging Target of Pharmacotherapy
ABSTRACT: The recent identification of cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous lipid ligands has triggered an exponential growth of studies exploring the endocannabinoid system and its regulatory functions in health and disease. Such studies have been greatly facilitated by the introduction of selective cannabinoid receptor antagonists and inhibitors of endocannabinoid ... Continue Reading