Ophthalmology & Glaucoma: Cannabinoid Research Clinician Packet (Nationwide Edition)

A 14-page, doctor-facing review of the cannabinoid evidence in glaucoma and eye care: what lowering eye pressure for a few hours does and does not mean, with blood-pressure and perfusion cautions and a focus on older adults.

Includes:

• Eye pressure: the small trials, a 2026 meta-analysis and the National Academies conclusion
• Why a few hours is not enough: duration, tolerance, and why CBD may raise eye pressure
• Blood pressure, ocular perfusion and optic nerve blood flow, including the recent dronabinol pilot studies
• Professional positions: American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Glaucoma Society, Canadian Ophthalmological Society and Glaucoma Research Foundation
• Cautions: ocular side effects, vision and driving, use disorder, and recent use confounding pressure readings
• Arizona in focus, older adults with glaucoma, and medicines to flag for pharmacist review
• A patient-conversation checklist and a 50-state + DC program table (NCSL, October 2026)

Same clean format, 57 verified sources, same rules: no doses, no product recommendations, no glaucoma-treatment advice.

Education only. These guides are a research-navigation aid. They are not medical, legal or prescribing advice. They do not diagnose, prescribe, recommend products, set doses or titration, or give drug-interaction verdicts. Findings are summarized for orientation only. Read the original sources before relying on any of them. Clinical decisions remain with the treating clinician. Confirm all laws and program rules on official state sites. For use with licensed, state-regulated medical cannabis programs and FDA-approved drugs only.

Sources include the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Glaucoma Society, the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, the Glaucoma Research Foundation, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2017), FDA drug labels, studies indexed in PubMed, the Federal Register, Arizona statutes, rules and ADHS forms, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and official state program sites. This is an independent guide and is not endorsed by any cited source. Prepared by Annie Romelfanger, author of Medical Cannabis Handbook: A Friendly Guide to Safe, Simple Healing. Last reviewed: October 2026. Corrections: romelfanger@proton.me.