Thursday, 17 March 2022

Comparison of Prostaglandin Analogue and Prostaglandin Analogue/Beta-blockers Fixed Combination in Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma | Chapter 03 | New Horizons in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 2

 The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy and safety of IOP-lowering travoprost 0.004 percent and travoprost 0.004 percent plus beta-blocker 0.5 percent fixed combination ophthalmic solution in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Methods: In this prospective, multicenter clinical trial, 62 patients were administered either travoprost 0.004% (n = 31) or travoprost 0.004% with beta-blocker 0.50% (n = 31). Efficacy and safety were compared among treatment groups over a two-year period. At 3, 6, 12, and 24 months, each group's IOP reduction and adverse events were evaluated.

The mean IOP at the first visit was 26.4 (SD 2.1) in the travoprost 0.004 percent group and 26.3 (SD 2.1) in the travoprost 0.004 percent/timolol 0.5 percent group. After 24 months, the mean IOP in the travoprost 0.004 percent group was 20.5 (SD 1.5), while in the travoprost 0.004 percent/timolol 0.5 percent group was 18.5 (SD 1.5). After the third (after one year) and fourth visits, there were statistically significant differences in IOP in both eyes (after 2 years).

Conclusion: After 2 years of treatment, travoprost 0.004 percent/timolol 0.5 percent provided clinically meaningful IOP reductions in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension that were larger than those achieved by travoprost 0.004 percent alone.

Author(S) Details


Gentian Hoxha
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

Kelmend Spahiu
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

Gazmend Kaçaniku
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

Mimoza Ismaili
Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

Fëllanza Ismajli-Hoxha
Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

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