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Trial reportIndian journal of ophthalmology2021

Crossover randomized study comparing the efficacy and tolerability of preservative-free Tafluprost 0.0015% to Latanoprost 0.005% in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Sherein M Hagras, Omar K H Al-Duwailah, Mona A Nassief, Ameera G Abdelhameed

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Trial report in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Sherein M HagrasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Omar K H Al-DuwailahOphthalmology Department, Farwanyia Hospital, Kuwait.
Mona A NassiefDepartment of Ophthalmology, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Ameera G AbdelhameedDepartment of Ophthalmology, Mansoura University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the efficacy and the tolerability of preservative-free Tafluprost 0.0015% (TP) vs Latanoprost 0.005% (LP) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

methodsProspective, randomized, crossover study included patients with early POAG attending the outpatient clinic from July 2019 to February 2020. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group A included patients receiving TP and group B receiving LP. After 2 months, treatment was stopped for 1 month (washout period) then drops were switched between the groups for further 2 months. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was recorded at baseline and monthly until 5 months. Efficacy was measured by the IOP reduction at the end of each treatment period. Tolerability was assessed both subjectively (questionnaire on ocular comfort) and objectively (ocular findings) at the end of each period.

resultsA total of 30 patients were allocated into two groups (15 patients each). There was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in baseline clinical examinations. All the eyes in both groups achieved IOP reduction >20% compared to baseline values, with no statistically significant difference in between. Corneal erosions and conjunctival hyperemia were significantly higher in LP-treated eyes throughout the study, regardless of the sequence. Tear break-up time scores significantly worsened after LP at the 2

conclusion: Tafluprost was proved to exhibit a comparable effect on IOP control in POAG patients, as Latanoprost drops resulted in marked alleviation in both subjective and objective ocular discomfort manifestations.

Indexed as

Glaucoma, Open-AngleOcular HypertensionProstaglandins F, SyntheticAntihypertensive AgentsCross-Over StudiesHumansLatanoprostProspective StudiesProstaglandins FTreatment OutcomeAntihypertensive AgentsLatanoprostProstaglandins FProstaglandins F, SynthetictafluprostCrossoverLatanoprostocular surface diseasepreservative-freeprimary open-angle glaucomaTafluprost

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PMID34427247
PMCPMC8544051
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