TIMOLOL PLUS MAXIMUM TOLERATED ANTI-GLAUCOMA THERAPY - ONE-YEAR FOLLOWUP STUDY

被引:21
作者
ASHBURN, FS [1 ]
GILLESPIE, JE [1 ]
KASS, MA [1 ]
BECKER, B [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
关键词
filtering surgery; glaucoma; intraocular pressure; ocular hypertension; timolol maleate;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6257(79)90233-9
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Thirty-three eyes of 22 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma or severe ocular hypertension had topical timolol maleate added to their maximally tolerated medical regimens. With minimal side effects, 25 eyes (76%) could be treated medically for one year, and only eight eyes (24%) required filtering surgery. Thirteen (39%) of the medically treated eyes achieved intraocular pressures of 21 mm Hg or less. After the addition of timolol, 17 of the 33 eyes (52%) completed the one-year protocol with final mean intraocular pressure decreases of 5 mm Hg or more on medical therapy. © 1979.
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页码:389 / 394
页数:6
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