Hyperemia, a side effect of some glaucoma medications, may cause patients to pause their treatments, according to a survey conducted by Bausch + Lomb and the Glaucoma Research Foundation.
The survey, designed to improve the understanding of hyperemia, included 101 adults with glaucoma who had previously experienced hyperemia as a result of their treatment. Sixty-one percent of patients reported that they did not know what hyperemia was before they experienced it themselves.
Forty-three patients reported that they had spoken with their doctors about wanting to change their medication due to the