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ReviewDer Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft2021

[Rho kinase inhibitors as new local therapy option in primary open angle glaucoma].

C Erb, K Konieczka

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Review in Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C ErbAugenklinik am Wittenbergplatz, Kleiststr. 23-26, 10787, Berlin, Deutschland. erb.glaukom@gmail.com.
K KonieczkaAugenklinik, Universitätsspital, Mittlere Straße 91, 4056, Basel, Schweiz.
Wittenberg University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 2014 in Japan and 2017 in the USA, the Rho-kinase inhibitors were approved as a new antiglaucomatous substance group and will now be launched in Europe.

objectiveOn this occasion the current state of knowledge on Rho-kinase inhibitors is presented.

methodsIn intensive search in PubMed the relevant experimental and clinical literature on the Rho-kinase inhibitors ripasudil and netarsudil and the combination of netarsudil and latanoprost were selected and compiled for this review.

resultsThe intraocular pressure lowering efficacy of ripasudil and netarsudil is in the range of the beta blocker timolol and the prostaglandin analogue latanoprost. In the fixed combination netarsudil/latanoprost the intraocular pressure reduction is greater than that of the single components and reaches a target pressure of below 15 mm Hg in 32%. Conjunctival hyperemia with 53-65% is the most common local side effect. Systemic side effects are very rare and so far there are no contraindications.

conclusionThe Rho-kinase inhibitors are an interesting new introduction for glaucoma therapy, as each new pressure-lowering therapy represents an additional chance to reach the individually defined target pressure level in a glaucoma patient with local therapy; however, many of the pleiotropic effects associated with Rho-kinase inhibitors have so far only been found experimentally and will require clinical confirmation in the future.

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Glaucoma, Open-AngleOcular HypertensionProstaglandins F, SyntheticAntihypertensive AgentsHumansIntraocular PressureLatanoprostrho-Associated KinasesAntihypertensive AgentsLatanoprostProstaglandins F, Syntheticrho-Associated KinasesIntraocular pressure reductionNetarsudilNeuroprotectionRipasudilStatins

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PMID33403458
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