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Ocular Hypertension
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Introduction / full article
Ocular Hypertension
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Cannabis (Marijuana, weed, hemp) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Strongly in favor (Evidence shows that smoking or ingesting cannabis may help in relieving occular hypertension)
Grade of Evidence: moderate quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/marijuana.html
3. http://nccam.nih.gov/research/extramural/awards/2004/
4. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/marijuana
5. http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/treatments/complementary--alternative-medicine/marijuana/index.aspx
6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16957511
7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12965981
8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17589370
9. http://mct.aacrjournals.org/content/6/11/2921.long
10. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2562334/?tool=pmcentrez