Marijuana and Ophthalmology

05/31/20 • 42 min

It is high time that your Ophthalmology Against The Rule hosts Dr Ben LaHood and Dr Nick Andrew looked at the case for medical marijuana in ophthalmology. The ability of marijuana to lower intraocular pressure is well known but is it ready to be used as a routine glaucoma medication? Let us inhale all the evidence on this controversial topic and present the current and future role of marijuana in eye care.

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