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Azopt Eye Drops contain the active ingredient brinzolamide, which belongs to a class
of medicines known as "carbonic anhydrase inhibitors".
Azopt Eye Drops are used, either alone or in combination with other eye drops/medicines,
to lower raised pressure in the eye and to treat glaucoma.
Glaucoma is a condition in which the pressure of fluid in the eye may be high. However,
some people with glaucoma may have normal eye pressure.
Glaucoma is usually caused by a build up of the fluid which flows through the eye.
This build up occurs because the fluid drains out of the eye more slowly than it is
being pumped in. Since new fluid continues to enter the eye, joining the fluid already
there, the pressure continues to rise. This raised pressure may damage the back of
the eye resulting in gradual loss of sight. Damage can progress so slowly that the
person is not aware of this gradual loss of sight. Sometimes even normal eye pressure
is associated with damage to the back of the eye.
There are usually no symptoms of glaucoma. The only way of knowing that you have glaucoma
is to have your eye pressure, optic nerve and visual field checked by an eye specialist
or optometrist. If glaucoma is not treated, it can lead to serious problems, including
total blindness. In fact, untreated glaucoma is one of the most common causes of blindness.
Azopt Eye Drops lower the pressure within the eye by reducing the production of fluid.
Although Azopt Eye Drops help to control your glaucoma, they do not cure it.
For more information about glaucoma, contact Glaucoma Australia Inc. (PO BOX 420,
Crows Nest 1585 telephone 1800 500 880).
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Azopt has been prescribed for
you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription.
Azopt Eye Drops are not addictive.
Use in Children
Azopt Eye Drops are not recommended for use in children. The safety and effectiveness
of Azopt Eye Drops in children has not been established.
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