Glaucoma can be classified as a group of eye diseases in which vision can be partially or completely lost, sometimes without warning. Early glaucoma patients may not even be aware of the disease’s progress.
Ultimately, glaucoma damages the optic nerve leading from the eye to the brain, resulting in partial or complete blindness. While other factors may play a role in the disease’s development, chronic or acute increased intra-ocular pressure is commonly present, although some glaucoma patients maintain normal intra-ocular pressure.
Normally aqueous humor (fluid inside the eye) flows through channels to maintain eye health and function. In glaucoma patients this fluid becomes blocked.
Rated 2.2 / 5 (How Ratings Work)
Possible to probable range of efficacy of cannabis for treatment of glaucoma.
Based on 10 Studies from 1971 - 2016
Study Name, Description & Year
Rating
ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM: A Multi-facet Therapeutic Target
Review — 2016
Dronabinol And Retinal Hemodynamics In Humans
8 healthy physicians — 2007
Effect Of Sublingual Application Of Cannabinoids On Intraocular Pressure: A Pilot Study
6 patients with increased intraocular pressure — 2006
Involvement Of Cannabinoid Receptors In The Intraocular Pressure-lowering Effects Of WIN55212-2
Animal study (rabbits) — 2000
Marijuana Smoking Vs Cannabinoids For Glaucoma Therapy
Discussion/analysis — 1998
Topical Delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol And Aqueous Dynamics In Glaucoma
6 glaucoma patients — 1981
Effect Of Marihuana On Intraocular And Blood Pressure In Glaucoma
18 glaucoma patients — 1980
Effects Of Tetrahydrocannabinol On Arterial And Intraocular Hypertension
Human clinical trial — 1979
Effect Of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol On Intraocular Pressure In Humans
10 people with normal IOP — 1977
Marihuana Smoking And Intraocular Pressure
A group of 11 healthy youthful subjects — 1971