Clinical Study

Comparison of Latanoprost/Timolol with Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor and Dorzolamide/Timolol with Prostaglandin Analog in the Treatment of Glaucoma

Table 1

Patient background.
(a)

Group 1Group 2

Cases55 cases57 cases

Ratio of male and female31 : 2426 : 310.2648

Age years old years old0.7161
32~85 years old27~85 years old

Disease type
 Primary open-angle glaucoma40 cases44 cases0.8194
 Normal tension glaucoma12 cases11 cases
 Ocular hypertension3 cases2 cases

IOP before the change  mmHg  mmHg0.367
10~24 mmHg10~23 mmHg

MD value before the change  dB  dB0.8772
−33.15~−0.13 dB−21.73~−0.09 dB

(b)

Used eye dropsGroup 1Group 2
55 cases57 cases

Before the changePG analogs
 Latanoprost52440.0139
 Travoprost7
 Tafluprost33
 Bimatoprost3
β-blocker
 Timolol51390.0016
 Carteolol418
CAI
 Dorzolamide1338<0.0001
 Brinzolamide4219

After the changePG analogs
 Latanoprost44
 Travoprost7
 Tafluprost3
 Bimatoprost3
β-blocker
 Timolol
 Carteolol
CAI
 Dorzolamide13
 Brinzolamide42
Fixed-combination eye drops
 Latanoprost/timolol55
 Dorzolamide/timolol57