Etidronate helps to guard chronic ocular hypertension prompted retinal oxidative stress. It stimulates the development of retinal ganglion cells through insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling pathway. It may possess neuroprotective effects in
in vivo and
in vitro rat model of glaucoma. Etidronate belongs to bisphosphonates.
[3]Bisphosphonate antiresorptive agent. Less potent inhibitor of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (IC50 = 80 μM) as compared to the nitrogen containing bisphosphonates