Should ophtalmologists recommend medical cannabis to patients with glaucoma?
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Should ophtalmologists recommend medical cannabis to patients with glaucoma? / Mouhammad, Zaynab Ahmad; Kolko, Miriam.
In: Ugeskrift for Laeger, Vol. 180, No. 5, 2019, p. 2-6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Should ophtalmologists recommend medical cannabis to patients with glaucoma?
AU - Mouhammad, Zaynab Ahmad
AU - Kolko, Miriam
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2019, Ugeskrift for Laeger. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Cannabis has been widely used for various medical purposes since before year 2000 BC. Its effects are mediated by cannabinoids and stimulation of mainly G-protein coupled cannabinoid receptors. In 1971, subjects who smoked marihuana, showed a decrease in the intraocular pressure. Later investigations additionally revealed a neuroprotective effect of both Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol (CBD). Furthermore, CBD was found to promote neurogenesis. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the potential use of cannabinoids in the treatment of glaucoma.
AB - Cannabis has been widely used for various medical purposes since before year 2000 BC. Its effects are mediated by cannabinoids and stimulation of mainly G-protein coupled cannabinoid receptors. In 1971, subjects who smoked marihuana, showed a decrease in the intraocular pressure. Later investigations additionally revealed a neuroprotective effect of both Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol (CBD). Furthermore, CBD was found to promote neurogenesis. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the potential use of cannabinoids in the treatment of glaucoma.
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M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85127867145
VL - 180
SP - 2
EP - 6
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 5
ER -
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