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What is glaucoma?

Glaucoma signs and symptoms

You can't tell it's happening - until it's already happened.
Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive disease that typically affects both eyes. The most common form is primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Because POAG is usually painless, people with POAG can remain unaware of the condition until damage to the optic nerve has already occurred. Once damage to the optic nerve occurs, a noticeable change in the visual field (peripheral vision) is permanent. If left untreated, POAG can cause blindness without ever producing pain or other noticeable symptoms that would cause you to seek glaucoma treatment.

What are doctors looking for?
Because of the lack of symptoms, early detection is important. When doctors look for glaucoma signs during thorough eye examinations, they are looking for:

  • elevated intraocular pressure (IOP)
  • changes that are occurring in the optic disc at the back of the eye
  • loss of your visual field
All of these glaucoma symptoms can be checked by your eye doctor. Always report any change in your vision to your eye doctor and have it investigated to determine the cause.

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INDICATION
TRAVATAN Z® Solution is a prescription medicine to lower eye pressure in patients with glaucoma who have trouble tolerating their current medicine or for whom that medication is not working well enough.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contraindications:
Do not use TRAVATAN Z® Solution if you are hypersensitive to travoprost or any other ingredients in this product.
Precautions and Warnings:
Some patients may experience darkening of the iris (the colored part of the eye) which is most noticeable in patients who only receive treatment in one eye. Patients may also experience growth and thickening of their eyelashes, and/or darkening of the skin around the eye. These changes may be permanent.
Side Effects:
The most common side effect with TRAVATAN Z® Solution is redness of the eye (also known as ocular hyperemia). Other side effects include eye discomfort, a feeling of something in the eye, eye pain and itching.

For more information, please see the full prescribing information