Glaucoma Qualifies for Medical Marijuana in Michigan

To effectively treat and reduce symptoms of glaucoma and prevent vision loss is by lowering your IOP levels. Ophthalmologists or eye doctors can treat glaucoma depending on the severity by prescribing medication, such as prescription eye drops, or surgery. 

Several clinical trials have shown that intraocular pressure (IOP) is decreased by marijuana, as well as by most traditional glaucoma medicines. Whether cannabinoids are delivered orally, intravenously, or by inhalation is valid, but not if they are directly applied to the eye. Marijuana, THC, and synthetic cannabinoids smoked or taken in pill form, and intravenous injections of many natural cannabinoids have also been shown to substantially reduce IOP in both glaucoma patients and healthy adults with regular IOP. A single dose of marijuana or cannabinoid retained this effect for three to four hours in the majority of studies.