Tear cytokine profile of glaucoma patients treated with preservative-free or preserved latanoprost [PDF]
Purpose: To determine variations in cytokine levels of glaucoma patients treated either with preservative-free latanoprost or preserved latanoprost, relative to healthy individuals.
Arriola Villalobos, Pedro+7 more
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Effectiveness of Latanoprost (Xalatan™) Monotherapy in Newly Discovered and Previously Medicamentously Treated Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patients [PDF]
We evaluated the effectiveness of latanoprost (Xalatan™) monotherapy in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Latanoprost is a prostaglandin analogue, the pure 15® epimer of 13,14-dihydro-17-phenyl-18,19,20-trinor-PGF2α- isopropyl ester. As a prodrug it is
Doroteja Pavan-Jukić+6 more
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Comparison of the Effects of Dorzolamide/Timolol Fixed Combination versus Latanoprost on Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Perfusion Pressure in Patients with Normal-Tension Glaucoma: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial. [PDF]
BACKGROUD:To assess the noninferiority of a dorzolamide-timolol fixed combination (DTFC) versus latanoprost in terms of intraocular pressure (IOP) and to compare blood pressure (BP), ocular perfusion pressure (OPP) and diastolic ocular perfusion pressure
Na Young Lee+2 more
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Topical latanoprost does not cause macular thickening after uncomplicated cataract surgery. [PDF]
PurposeTo explore changes in central macular thickness (CMT) after a two-month period of glaucoma therapy with topical latanoprost after uneventful phacoemulsification.MethodsForty-one eyes of 31 patients with primary open angle or pseudoexfoliative ...
Amini, Heydar+7 more
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Pharmaceutical treatment of primary open angle glaucoma [PDF]
Background: Glaucoma is a progressive, irreversible optic neuropathy that results in serious vision loss and blindness. This review aimed to summarize key concepts of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) pharmaceutical treatment trials over the last decade.
Al-Namaeh , Mashael
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Background Several studies have investigated the effect of latanoprost on intraocular pressure (IOP). We compared the IOP-lowering effects of three higher concentrations of latanoprost with the commercially available concentration of 0.005% (50 μg/mL) in
Eveleth David+2 more
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Latanoprost with high precision, piezo-print microdose delivery for IOP lowering: clinical results of the PG21 study of 0.4 µg daily microdose. [PDF]
Background:Topical high-precision piezo-print delivery of microdoses of latanoprost achieved significant IOP reduction consistent with the eyedropper effect but with a 75% reduced exposure to drugs and preservatives.
Ianchulev, Tsontcho+5 more
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The ever ongoing cosmetic quest to change eye colour
Abstract Purpose To provide a historical overview of the various efforts to change eye colour for purely cosmetic reasons, along with the associated potential risks and harms. Methods Literature and online search. Results Eye drops containing adrenaline were used during World War II on involuntary inmates of concentration camp Auschwitz‐Birkenau ...
Richard H. C. Zegers
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Pharmacological mechanisms, clinical effectiveness, and side-effects of prostaglandin analogues as anti-glaucoma agents [PDF]
Prostaglandin (PG)-related ophthalmic solutions, which only recently became available for clinical use, are currently the most widely used solutions in the treatment of glaucoma, because they have excellent ocular hypotensive effects with little adverse ...
Kashiwagi, Kenji, Tsukahara, Shigeo
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Purpose: Latanoprost ophthalmic solution is highly effective as a therapeutic agent for glaucoma and is applied worldwide. However, harmful effects on the corneal surface have been reported regarding the commercially available latanoprost ophthalmic ...
Daisuke Inoue+3 more
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