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Glaucoma agent lowers IOP by dual mechanism

New Orleans—Travoprost 0.004% (Travatan, Alcon Laboratories) lowers IOP by both increasing outflow facility and improving uveoscleral outflow, according to the results of a clinical study designed to investigate the mechanism of action of travoprost.

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