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ArticleBiomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia2025

Effect of treatment with carteolol and latanoprost in newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma on peripapillary vessel density.

Jan Lestak, Martin Fus, Sarka Pitrova

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Article in Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jan LestakCTU in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, 272 01 Kladno 2, Czech Republic.
Martin FusCTU in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, 272 01 Kladno 2, Czech Republic.
Sarka PitrovaCTU in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, 272 01 Kladno 2, Czech Republic.
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Abstract

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aimIn a previous follow-up of glaucoma patients taking carteolol or latanoprost, we found a greater progression of visual field changes with the prostaglandin than the betablocker. In the present study we compared the impact of carteolol and latanoprost on peripapillary vessel density in newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients.

methodsThe study consisted of two groups of POAG patients. There were 46 patient eyes treated with carteolol (Carteol LP 2%) in the first group and 52 eyes treated with latanoprost (Xalatan 0.005%) in the second. Intraocular pressure (IOP), vessel density (VD) and visual field were assessed in all patients. VD was measured peripapillary by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) with the Avanti RTVue XR in eight segments: Inferior Temporal - IT (1); Temporal Inferior -TI (2); Temporal Superior - TS (3); Superior Temporal - ST (4); Superior Nasal - SN (5); Nasal Superior - NS (6); Nasal Inferior - NI (7) and Inferior Nasal - IN (8). The measurements were compared before and after three months of treatment. The visual field was examined with a fast threshold glaucoma program using a Medmont M 700 instrument from Medmont International Pty Ltd. and only when a diagnosis of POAG was done. The overall defect (OD) was assessed.

resultsBefore treatment, there was no difference between groups in either OD or VD. After treatment, there was a decrease in IOP in both groups. In the carteolol-treated group, the mean decrease was 5.8 mmHg and in the latanoprost-treated eyes, the mean decrease was 7 mmHg. The difference was not statistically significant (P=0.133). After treatment with carteolol, there was a statistically significant increase in VD in segments 4, 5 and 6. After latanoprost treatment, VD was statistically significantly improved only in segment 5. A greater increase in VD values was found in eyes treated with carteolol than in eyes treated with latanoprost.

conclusionCarteolol had a better effect on vessel density than latanoprost.

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Antihypertensive AgentsCarteololGlaucoma, Open-AngleProstaglandins F, SyntheticRetinal VesselsAgedFemaleHumansIntraocular PressureLatanoprostMaleMiddle AgedTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual FieldsAntihypertensive AgentsCarteololLatanoprostProstaglandins F, Syntheticperipapillary vessel densityprimary open-angle glaucomatreatment with carteolol and latanoprost.

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