If you’ve been diagnosed with glaucoma, you may have been prescribed glaucoma eye drops to help lower eye pressure (IOP). But many patients wonder: What do these drops actually do? Why are there different types? And why do some people need more than one medication?

In this episode of Field of Vision with Nikki D, we explain the most common types of glaucoma eye drops, how they work, and how doctors use them to manage intraocular pressure and protect the optic nerve.

Nikki shares insight from living with glaucoma for more than 25 years and from her experience working as a medical and surgical technologist in an eye surgery center. This episode helps listeners better understand how glaucoma medications are used as part of long-term glaucoma care.

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