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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2011

Update and optimal use of a brinzolamide-timolol fixed combination in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Misha F Syed, Emma Kr Loucks

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Misha F SyedDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Emma Kr Loucks
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glaucoma encompasses a wide clinical spectrum of disease, with the common pathophysiology of progressive optic neuropathy leading to visual field loss. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a key risk factor in disease progression. Treatment is aimed at reduction of IOP to minimize continued optic nerve head damage. Pharmacologic treatment with various classes of IOP-lowering medications is generally employed before more aggressive surgical interventions. Monotherapy is generally accepted as initial therapy for glaucoma, but at least half of patients may require more than one IOP-lowering medication. One option is the fixed combination of brinzolamide 1% and timolol maleate 0.5%, which is commercially available in some countries as Azarga(®) for treatment of glaucoma not adequately responsive to monotherapy. These agents may also be used in an unfixed fashion, but fixed combination therapy is generally more convenient for patients, which may result in improved compliance, a reduction of the "washout effect" from instilling multiple drops, and a potential reduction in the side effects related to multiple doses of preservatives.

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brinzolamidefixed combination therapyglaucomaocular hypertensiontimolol

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PMID21966204
PMCPMC3180501
OpenAlexW2046739458

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