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ArticleThe open ophthalmology journal2016

Efficacy and Safety of Switching Latanoprost Monotherapy to Bimatoprost Monotherapy or Combination of Brinzolamide and Latanoprost.

Mitsuhiro Imasawa, Joji Tanabe, Fumiko Kashiwagi, Kenji Kashiwagi

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Article in The open ophthalmology journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mitsuhiro ImasawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Nirasaki Municipal Hospital, Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
Joji TanabeTanabe Eye Clinic, Kai, Yamanashi, Japan.
Fumiko KashiwagiKashiwagi Eye Clinic, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan.
Kenji KashiwagiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Chuo, Yamanashi, Japan.
Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic · JPUniversity of Yamanashi · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo prospectively assess the efficacy and safety of switching to bimatoprost monotherapy or brinzolamide and latanoprost combination therapy in patients who had been receiving latanoprost monotherapy.

methodsA prospective, open-label study was conducted. Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension who had been receiving latanoprost monotherapy for three months or more were enrolled. Bimatoprost was substituted for latanoprost in one eye (BIM group), and brinzolamide was added to the latanoprost in the other eye (BRZ group) simultaneously. The patients underwent examinations at 6 weeks (visit 1) and 12 weeks (visit 2) after changing therapies. Subsequently, the treatments were returned to latanoprost monotherapy. The patients underwent another examination 6 weeks (visit 3) after the return to latanoprost. The parameters examined were intraocular pressure (IOP), conjunctival hyperemia, and corneal epithelial damage.

resultsTwenty-six patients (13 men and 13 women) completed the protocol. Both groups showed a significant IOP reduction at visits 1 and 2 compared with the baseline, with a similar magnitude (BIM group: P = 0.016 at visit 1, P = 0.025 at visit 2, BRZ group: P = 0.0006 at visit 1, P = 0.028 at visit 2). The IOPs at the baseline and on visit 3 were similar in both groups (P = 0.7). The two groups showed no changes in either conjunctival hyperemia or corneal epithelial damage compared with the baseline.

conclusionBimatoprost monotherapy and brinzolamide adjunctive to latanoprost similarly reduced the IOP, with no additive adverse effects, compared with latanoprost monotherapy.

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BimatoprostBrinzolamideGlaucomaIntraocular PressureLatanoprost

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PMCPMC4800778
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