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The Use Of Marijuana in the Treatment of Glaucoma ... No data have been published on the long-term ocular and systemic effects of the use of marijuana by glaucoma patients. However, it would be anticipated that the side effects from the use of marijuana would be comparable to those side effects reported in studies of...
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Marijuana is a mixture of the dried flowering leaves and tops from the plant cannabis sativa, and it contains over 400 chemicals. A medical use of marijuana has been to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG)
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The Canadian Ophthalmological Society cannot endorse the medicinal use of marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol or its analogues for glaucoma until this data is available.
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In an effort to determine whether marijuana, or drugs derived from marijuana, might be effective as a glaucoma treatment, the National Eye Institute (NEI) supported research studies beginning in 1978. These studies demonstrated ... Home » News and Events » Statements and Reports on Vision » Glaucoma and Marijuana Use...
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In the early 1970s, scientists discovered that smoking marijuana reduced pressure in the eyes. Exactly how the cannabinoids in marijuana produce this effect isn't known. Scientists have discovered CB1 receptors in the eyes, which may provide clues for future research on how marijuana affects glaucoma.
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MARIJUANA AS MEDICINE?: The Science Beyond the Controversy 9 MARIJUANA AND GLAUCOMA Glaucoma ranks among the most frequently cited reasons for using medical marijuana and is one of the indications for which the federal government once granted permission for compassionate marijuana use (see Chapter 2 and Chapter 11).
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The mechanism of all IOP-lowering drugs currently used to treat glaucoma is known with the exception of marijuana. The interactive effect of marijuana with currently available IOP-lowering agents is not known but is evaluable.
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Marijuana question: Does Marijuana really help glaucoma? not very much. in high doses it will help but its impracticle to administer such high doses to treat glaucoma. ... Cause of glaucoma? Can ganja cure glaucoma? Can marijuana cure glaucoma? Is marijuana good for glaucoma? How long can you have glaucoma? Will you go...
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However, to be truly effective at relieving glaucoma, marijuana needs to be smoked or ingested every 3 hours, which makes this approach unworkable for many people. In addition, the damaging effects from smoking outweigh any beneficial effects.
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