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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
travoprost  157283-68-6   Cloprostenol/*analogs & derivatives Ocular Hypertension.
Pharma Action Antihypertensive Agents 		Am J Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;132(4):472-84TRAVATAN 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):19-24LATISSE; LUMIGAN; BIMATOPROST

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