Effect on diurnal intraocular pressure of the fixed combination of latanoprost 0.005% and timolol 0.5% administered in the evening in glaucoma

Ann Ophthalmol (Skokie). 2008 Fall-Winter;40(3-4):157-62.

Abstract

We evaluated the efficacy of fixed combination of 0.005% latanoprost and 0.5% timolol maleate administered once daily in the evening for treating glaucoma patients. This combination proved an effective alternative to achieve an additional intraocular pressure IOP lowering effect in patients treated with either drug alone and as an alterative in patients treated with unfixed combination of latanoprost and timolol and optimal IOP control.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Circadian Rhythm / drug effects*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Exfoliation Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure / drug effects*
  • Latanoprost
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / administration & dosage*
  • Timolol / administration & dosage*
  • Tonometry, Ocular
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Drug Combinations
  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
  • Latanoprost
  • Timolol