Lucentis and Glaucoma - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Glaucoma is reported as a side effect among people who take Lucentis (ranibizumab), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Avastin, and have Age-related macular degeneration.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Glaucoma when taking Lucentis. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25,577 people who have side effects when taking Lucentis from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lucentis?

Lucentis has active ingredients of ranibizumab. It is often used in macular degeneration. eHealthMe is studying from 25,647 Lucentis users. Check the latest studies of Lucentis.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma (increased fluid pressure in the eye with vision loss) is found to be associated with 1,244 drugs and 1,646 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Glaucoma.

On May, 08, 2026

25,577 people reported to have side effects when taking Lucentis.
Among them, 251 people (0.98%) have Glaucoma.

Among these 251 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lucentis and have Glaucoma?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Lucentis:

Lucentis (25,647 reports)

Glaucoma treatments and more:

Glaucoma (61,925 reports)

How severe was Glaucoma and when was it recovered:

Glaucoma in Lucentis

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ranibizumab:

Glaucoma and drugs with ingredients of ranibizumab (368 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Lucentis:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Browse all the drugs that are associated with Glaucoma:

Glaucoma (1,244 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Glaucoma:

Glaucoma (1,646 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .
Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ranibizumab (the active ingredients of Lucentis) and Lucentis (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

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