Current supplement Archive Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica |
1-2/2004
vol. 106 abstract:
Original paper
Timolol 0,5%/ dorzolamide 2% fixed combination versus timolol 0,5%/ pilocarpine 2% fixed combination in primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertensive patients
Jakub J. Kałużny
1
,
Jerzy Szaflik
2
,
Krystyna Czechowicz-Janicka
3
,
Józef Kałużny
1
,
Alicja Orzałkiewicz
1
,
Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska
2
,
Małgorzata Krajewska
3
,
Jeanette A. Stewar
4
,
Jessica N. Leech
4
,
Wiliam C. Stewar
4, 5
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 1-2: S241–S242
Online publish date: 2022/12/30
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Purpose
To establish the efficacy and safety of timolol 0,5% / dorzolamide 2% fixed combination versus timolol 0,5% / pilocarpine 2% fixed combination, each given twice daily, in primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients. Material and methods In this prospective, multicentred, double-masked trial, 37 patients were treated twice daily with timolol for 4 weeks. Then, they were randomized to one of the treatment medications for 6 weeks, after which they were treated with timolol again for 2 weeks before placed on the opposite treatment medication for 6 weeks. Results A total of 36 patients completed the trial. The mean baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) was 22,3± 3,7 mmHg. Following 6 weeks of treatment, the mean decrease of IOP was 18,0± 2,2 mmHg for timolol / dorzolamide combination and 17,4± 2,0 for timolol / pilocarpine combination. The mean diurnal curve IOP was 18,1± 2,2 mmHg for timolol / dorzolamide group and 16,7 ± 1,9 mmHg for timolol / pilocarpine group. These differences were statistically significant. Statistically more patients reported ocular pain and diminished vision during use of the timolol / pilocarpine combination. Conclusions This study suggest that timolol 0,5% / pilocarpine 2% fixed combination can provide at least similar efficacious reduction in IOP as timolol 0,5 % / dorzolamide 2% fixed combination in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. keywords:
open angle glaucoma, timolol, dorzolamide, pilokarpine |