TY - JOUR
T1 - Twenty-four hour efficacy with preservative free tafluprost compared with latanoprost in patients with primary open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
AU - Konstas, Anastasios G P
AU - Quaranta, Luciano
AU - Katsanos, Andreas
AU - Riva, Ivano
AU - Tsai, James C.
AU - Giannopoulos, Theodoros
AU - Voudouragkaki, Irini C.
AU - Paschalinou, Eleni
AU - Floriani, Irene
AU - Haidich, Anna Bettina
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Aim: To compare 24 h intraocular pressure (IOP) control obtained with preservative free (PF) tafluprost 0.0015% versus branded preservative containing latanoprost 0.005% administered as first choice monotherapy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT). Methods: This prospective, observer-masked, crossover study included consecutive newly diagnosed patients with POAG or OHT, and baseline IOP between 24 and 33 mm Hg. Qualifying patients underwent baseline untreated 24 h IOP monitoring in habitual positions, with Goldmann tonometry at times 10:00, 14:00, 18:00 and 22:00, and Perkins supine tonometry at times 02:00 and 06:00. They were then randomised to either latanoprost or tafluprost, administered in the evening, for 3 months and then switched to the opposite therapy for another 3 months. 24 h monitoring was repeated at the end of each treatment period. Results: 38 patients completed the study. Mean untreated 24 h IOP (24.9 mm Hg) was significantly reduced with both prostaglandins (p
AB - Aim: To compare 24 h intraocular pressure (IOP) control obtained with preservative free (PF) tafluprost 0.0015% versus branded preservative containing latanoprost 0.005% administered as first choice monotherapy in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT). Methods: This prospective, observer-masked, crossover study included consecutive newly diagnosed patients with POAG or OHT, and baseline IOP between 24 and 33 mm Hg. Qualifying patients underwent baseline untreated 24 h IOP monitoring in habitual positions, with Goldmann tonometry at times 10:00, 14:00, 18:00 and 22:00, and Perkins supine tonometry at times 02:00 and 06:00. They were then randomised to either latanoprost or tafluprost, administered in the evening, for 3 months and then switched to the opposite therapy for another 3 months. 24 h monitoring was repeated at the end of each treatment period. Results: 38 patients completed the study. Mean untreated 24 h IOP (24.9 mm Hg) was significantly reduced with both prostaglandins (p
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U2 - 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-303026
DO - 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2012-303026
M3 - Article
C2 - 23681371
AN - SCOPUS:84888640938
VL - 97
SP - 1510
EP - 1515
JO - British Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology
SN - 0007-1161
IS - 12
ER -