The Effect of a Fixed Combination of 0.0015% Tafluprost-0.5% Timolol in Normal Tension Glaucoma Patients
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 752-759, 2018.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study evaluated the effect of a fixed combination of 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol (Tapcom®, Santen, Osaka, Japan) in glaucoma patients.METHODS:
This study included 23 patients who were diagnosed with normal tension glaucoma and treated with a fixed combination of 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol as the first therapy. Diurnal intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured every 2 and 0.5 hours between 900 am and 430 pm. The IOP change with respect to body position (positional IOP) was measured at baseline and at 6 months after eye-drop instillations. IOP fluctuation was defined as the standard deviation of IOP measurements. Throughout the study, all side effects were recorded and monitored by the investigators.RESULTS:
The mean reduction in IOP in the 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol fixed combination-treated eyes was −3.37 ± 2.39 mmHg (−19.70 ± 13.97%) for the right eye and −3.22 ± 2.27 mmHg (-18.81 ± 13.28%) for the left eye (paired t-test, p < 0.001). The mean positional IOP measured at 4 pm at 6 months after 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol fixed combination instillation showed statistically significant reduction from the mean positional IOP at baseline. There was a significant difference in the number of patients with ≤3 mmHg IOP variation over four time points between baseline and at 6 months in the 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol fixed combination-treated eyes (McNemar test, p < 0.001). There was no serious adverse event causing ocular damage.CONCLUSIONS:
Use of 0.0015% tafluprost-0.5% timolol fixed combination was effective and well tolerated in reducing IOP and in maintaining its effectiveness in glaucoma patients.
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Timolol
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Glaucoma
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Low Tension Glaucoma
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Intraocular Pressure
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article