Clinical Study

Evaluation of Hemodynamic Parameters as Predictors of Glaucoma Progression

Table 1

Comparison of characteristics of patients treated with DTFC and LTFC.

CharacteristicsDTFCLTFC value
(t-test)

Age56.93 (9.54)59.33 (7.7).455
CCT (μ)548.03 (39.86)549.65 (41.71).914
C/D ratio0.62 (0.14)0.65 (0.15).576
SBP mmHg baseline157.70 (14.90)146.70 (20.22).101
1 month152.73 (16.90)136.00 (13.67).006*
6 months161.80 (18.40)*146.800 (15.40)*.022*
12 months148.500 (11.18)144.200 (17.41).428
18 months158.63 (14.24)141.10 (15.21).003*
DBP mmHg baseline92.13 (8.12)86.80 (7.53).073
1 month93.73 (15.41)81.10 (7.04).009*
6 months97.43 (12.19)*86.87 (9.49)*.013*
12 months91.07 (8.47)86.57 (9.10).172
18 months88.80 (5.81)83.83 (8.41).070
IOP mmHg baseline22.10 (2.69)20.57 (3.25).171
1 month16.33 (2.11)14.90 (2.69).116
6 months16.17 (2.81)14.70 (2.57).147
12 months17.10 (2.42)15.13 (3.42).080
18 months16.17 (2.08)15.70 (3.38).653
OPP mmHg baseline53.8933 (5.61)50.6100 (7.52).186
1 month59.27 (9.70)*51.47 (4.6)*.011*
6 months62.93 (8.98)*56.33 (5.84)*.024*
12 months56.38 (6.19)55.38 (6.92).683
18 months57.56 (3.81)52.18 (7.26).019*
SPP mmHg baseline135.60 (7.40)126.13 (10.51).008*
1 month136.40 (12.1)121.10 (7.5).003*
6 months145.63 (19.6)132.10 (8.4).020*
12 months131.4 (8.25)129.07 (10.24).498
18 months142.46 (7.4)125.40 (9.34).0001*
DPP mmHg baseline70.03 (7.40)66.23 (8.11).191
1 month77.20 (15.12)*66.73 (5.35)*.021*
6 months81.33 (12.19)*71.67 (7.95)*.016*
12 months73.97 (8.41)71.43 (8.90).430
18 months72.97 (6.15)66.03 (11.03).045*

* statistically significant.
DTFC: dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination; LTFC: latanoprost/timolol fixed combination; CCT: central corneal thickness; C/D ratio: clinically determined cup-disc ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; IOP: intraocular pressure; OPP: ocular perfusion pressure; DPP: diastolic perfusion pressure.