Omidenepag isopropyl eye drops may increase nearsightedness in patients with glaucoma, leading to myopic shifts of 0.75 D or more, according to a study published in Journal of Glaucoma.
“Omidenepag isopropyl is a relatively new glaucoma medication that works differently from traditional prostaglandin analogs,” study author Jin-Soo Kim, MD, associate professor in the department of ophthalmology at Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Korea, told Healio. “While it has the advantage of avoiding prostaglandin-associated periorbitopathy, there have been reports of side