Topical glaucoma medication: risks and treatment

There are more treatment options for reducing intraocular pressure in glaucoma than everbefore and currently ophthalmologists are combining eye drops to achieve lower therapeutictargets. However, often they forget the systemic side effects  and physicians are unaware of them. Drs Paul Diggory, Alexander Spratt and Lola Ogunbowale review the risks of, and barriers to, effective glaucoma therapy.