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OBJECTIVES: Timolol maleate has been reported to be a safer intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering treatment than latanoprost. The United States Food and Drug Administration approved latanoprostene bunod, a nitric oxide-donating prodrug of latanoprost, for lowering IOP. This study compared the safety and efficacy of latanoprost, latanoprostene bunod, and timolol maleate in patients with open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: Patients who received latanoprost eye drops once daily in the evening were included in the latanoprost Ophthalmic Solutions (LP) cohort (n=104). Those who received latanoprostene bunod eye drops once daily in the evening were included in the Latanoprostene Bunod (LB) cohort (n=94). Those who received timolol eye drops twice daily were included in the Timolol Maleate (TM) cohort (n=115). All treatments were administered to the affected eye(s) for 3 months. Informed Consent has been taken from each participant before the trial. RESULTS: At the end of 3 months of treatment, latanoprost, latanoprostene bunod, and timolol were all successful in reducing IOP. The LB cohort had the highest reduction in IOP, compared to the LP and TM cohorts. All treatments had some common adverse ocular effects. CONCLUSION: Latanoprostene bunod was superior to latanoprost and timolol for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.
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Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto , Hipertensión Ocular , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Método Doble Ciego , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Presión Intraocular , Latanoprost , Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/efectos adversos , Timolol/efectos adversos , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: Many patients with open-angle glaucoma eventually require >2 medications to lower their intraocular pressure (IOP). Fixed-combination ophthalmic solutions can be advantageous in patients who require multiple medications, but the number of fixed combinations combining 3 complementary IOP-lowering agents remains limited. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of a triple fixed combination (TFC) of bimatoprost 0.01%/brimonidine 0.15%/timolol 0.5% ophthalmic solution in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT), compared with a dual fixed combination (DFC) of brimonidine 0.2%/timolol 0.5%. METHODS: Patients with a baseline IOP of 23-34 mm Hg in both eyes and no history of IOP-lowering procedures were eligible for participation in this multicenter, double-masked, randomized, Phase III study. After washout of previous treatment (if applicable), patients were randomized to receive TFC or DFC twice daily in each eye for 3 months. The primary efficacy variable was the change from baseline in mean IOP in the worse eye at week 12 in the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population. TFC was superior to DFC if the treatment difference (TFC - DFC) favored TFC at week 12 (P ≤ 0.05; 2-sample t test). Secondary and sensitivity analyses were also performed. Safety, including adverse events, was assessed at all visits. FINDINGS: The mITT/safety population included 185 patients (TFC, n = 90; DFC, n = 95). TFC superiority was demonstrated at all postbaseline visits (all, P < 0.001) through week 12 (week 12 treatment difference: â2.17 mm Hg; 95% CI, â3.12 to â1.22). While treatment-related conjunctival hyperemia was more frequent with TFC than with DFC (47.8% vs 23.2%; P < 0.001), consistent with the additional presence of bimatoprost in TFC, most cases were mild and the numbers of patient discontinuations at week 12 were similar between the TFC and DFC groups (11 [12.2%] vs 7 [7.4%] patients; P = 0.266). No unexpected adverse events were reported. IMPLICATIONS: Compared with DFC, TFC provided superior IOP lowering throughout the primary efficacy period. An acceptable tolerability profile was observed through 12 months of use of TFC, offering an effective therapeutic option in patients with POAG or OHT who require multiple medications to control their IOP. Additional studies are required for the assessment of the long-term effects of TFC. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01217606.
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Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Bimatoprost/administración & dosificación , Tartrato de Brimonidina/administración & dosificación , Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Anciano , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Bimatoprost/efectos adversos , Brasil , Tartrato de Brimonidina/efectos adversos , Método Doble Ciego , Combinación de Medicamentos , Femenino , Humanos , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Soluciones Oftálmicas/efectos adversos , Timolol/efectos adversosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: In recent years, there have been reports of contact dermatitis due to the beta-blockers that are used in the treatment of glaucoma, such as timolol, levubonolol, carteolol, or betaxolol. CASE REPORT: A 37-year-old male patient, who was diagnosed with bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma two years ago, was in therapy with dorzolamide and a topical ß-adrenergic blocker (timolol) in drops twice a day. Months later, he reported conjunctival hyperemia, stinging, and inflammation of both eyelids, followed by erythematous dermatitis, which improved upon treatment discontinuation. The patch test came back negative, but the conjunctival provocation test came back positive 48 hours later. CONCLUSION: Sensitization to the ophthalmic drops that are used to control glaucoma proved to be the mechanism that was causing the clinical picture of the patient. Performing a tolerance test for active anti-glaucoma agents may be helpful in improving tolerance to the medical treatment of some patients, thus, avoiding laser procedures and/or precipitated antiglaucomatous surgeries.
Antecedentes: En los últimos años se han comunicado casos de dermatitis de contacto debido a betabloqueadores utilizados en el tratamiento del glaucoma como el timolol, levubonol, carteolol o betaxolol. Caso clínico: Hombre de 37 años de edad con diagnóstico dos años atrás de glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto bilateral, en terapia con dorzolamida y un agente betabloqueador adrenérgico tópico (timolol) en gotas, dos veces al día. Meses después consultó por hiperemia conjuntival, escozor e inflamación de párpados de ambos ojos seguida de dermatitis eritematosa, que mejoraban al suspender el tratamiento. La prueba del parche resultó negativa, pero la prueba de provocación conjuntival resultó positiva a las 48 horas. Conclusión: La sensibilización a las gotas oftálmicas que se emplean para controlar el glaucoma resultó ser el mecanismo responsable del cuadro clínico de la paciente. La prueba de tolerancia a los principios activos antiglaucomatosos puede resultar de ayuda para mejorar la tolerancia al tratamiento médico de algunos pacientes, con lo que podría evitarse procedimientos con láser o cirugías antiglaucomatosas precipitadas.
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Carteolol , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto , Hipersensibilidad Tardía , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/efectos adversos , Adulto , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Timolol/efectos adversosRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Timolol maleate has been reported to be a safer intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering treatment than latanoprost. The United States Food and Drug Administration approved latanoprostene bunod, a nitric oxide-donating prodrug of latanoprost, for lowering IOP. This study compared the safety and efficacy of latanoprost, latanoprostene bunod, and timolol maleate in patients with open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: Patients who received latanoprost eye drops once daily in the evening were included in the latanoprost Ophthalmic Solutions (LP) cohort (n=104). Those who received latanoprostene bunod eye drops once daily in the evening were included in the Latanoprostene Bunod (LB) cohort (n=94). Those who received timolol eye drops twice daily were included in the Timolol Maleate (TM) cohort (n=115). All treatments were administered to the affected eye(s) for 3 months. Informed Consent has been taken from each participant before the trial. RESULTS: At the end of 3 months of treatment, latanoprost, latanoprostene bunod, and timolol were all successful in reducing IOP. The LB cohort had the highest reduction in IOP, compared to the LP and TM cohorts. All treatments had some common adverse ocular effects. CONCLUSION: Latanoprostene bunod was superior to latanoprost and timolol for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma.
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Humanos , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/efectos adversos , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas , Timolol/efectos adversos , Método Doble Ciego , Resultado del Tratamiento , Latanoprost , Presión Intraocular , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Infantile haemangiomas (IH) are soft swellings of the skin that occur in 3-10% of infants. When haemangiomas occur in high-risk areas or when complications develop, active intervention is necessary. OBJECTIVE: To update a Cochrane Review assessing the interventions for the management of IH in children. METHODS: We searched for randomized controlled trials in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, AMED, PsycINFO, CINAHL and six trials registers up to February 2017. We included 28 trials (1728 participants) assessing 12 interventions. RESULTS: We downgraded evidence from high to moderate/low for issues related to risk of bias and imprecision. Oral propranolol (3 mg kg-1 daily) probably improves clinician-assessed clearance vs placebo [risk ratio (RR) 16·61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4·22-65·34; moderate quality of evidence (QoE)]; we found no evidence of a difference in terms of serious adverse events (RR 1·05, 95% CI 0·33-3·39; low QoE). We found the chance of reduction of redness may be improved with topical timolol maleate (0·5% gel applied twice daily) when compared with placebo (RR 8·11, 95% CI 1·09-60·09; low QoE). We found no instances of bradycardia or hypotension for this comparison. CONCLUSIONS: Our key results indicate that oral propranolol and topical timolol maleate are more beneficial than placebo in terms of clearance or other measures of resolution, or both, without an increase in harm.
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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/administración & dosificación , Hemangioma/tratamiento farmacológico , Propranolol/administración & dosificación , Neoplasias Cutáneas/tratamiento farmacológico , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Administración Cutánea , Administración Oral , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/efectos adversos , Bradicardia/inducido químicamente , Bradicardia/epidemiología , Enfoque GRADE , Humanos , Hipotensión/inducido químicamente , Hipotensión/epidemiología , Placebos/administración & dosificación , Placebos/efectos adversos , Propranolol/efectos adversos , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Timolol/efectos adversosRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), pupil size (PS), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and ECG variables (Pms wave PmV, PR interval, QRS complex, RMV wave and QT intervals) over time during the instillation of 0.5% timolol, 0.5% levobunolol and 0.5% apraclonidine in clinically normal dogs. Ten adult beagles were used. Baseline values were measured at 8a.m., 2p.m. and 8p.m., for three consecutive days. A waiting period of 10 days between the administrations of each drug was established. For 15 consecutive days, the drug being tested was instilled in one eye of each dog twice a day (7a.m. and 7p.m.). The parameters were evaluated at the aforementioned times on days 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. Data were statistically compared using the Bonferroni test and one-way repeated measures analysis of variance (P<0.05). The Pearson test was used to evaluate any correlation between QT interval, HR and BP. The tested drugs did not find a decrease in IOP. A significant decreased in PS was observed in almost all dogs following levobunolol administration, relative to the control eye. A significant decrease in HR was observed on day 3 following levobunolol treatment, while apraclonidine induced an increase on day 15. Blood pressure was reduced in all measurement time points following apraclonidine treatment. A negative correlation between QT interval and HR was only observed in dogs treated with timolol. In conclusion, levobunolol was the only drug that induced significant alterations in PS. Apraclonidine was the only drug that induced systemic hypotension. Timolol was the only drug to that induced a negative correlation between QT and HR.(AU)
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as mudanças na pressão intraocular (PIO), no diâmetro pupilar (DP), na pressão sanguínea (PS), na frequência cardíaca (FC) e nas variáveis eletrocardiográficas (onda Pms, PmV, intervalo PR, complexo QRS, onda RmV e intervalo QT), ao longo do tempo da instilação do timolol 0,5%, do levobunolol 0,5% e da apraclonidina 0,5% em cães clinicamente normais. Dez Beagles adultos compuseram o estudo. Valores basais foram mensurados às oito,, 14 e 20 horas, durante três dias consecutivos. Foi instituído um período de espera de 10 dias entre a administração de cada fármaco. Durante 15 dias consecutivos, um olho de cada animal recebeu uma gota de cada um deles, a intervalos de 12 horas (às sete e às 19 horas). Os parâmetros foram avaliados nos momentos acima referidos, nos dias três, seis, nove, 12 e 15. Os dados foram comparados estatisticamente empregando-se o teste de Bonferroni após análise de variância para medidas repetidas (P<0,05). Teste de Pearson foi utilizado para correlação entre o intervalo QT com a FC e a PS. Não se encontrou diminuição da PIO. Observou-se redução significativa do DP na quase totalidade dos animais que receberam levobunol, relativamente ao olho controle. Diminuição significativa da FC foi vista ao terceiro dia após a administração do levobunolol, enquanto apraclonidina induziu aumento no 15º dia. A pressão arterial foi reduzida em todos os momentos com a apraclonidina. Observou-se correlação negativa entre o intervalo QT e a FC apenas nos indivíduos tratados com o timolol. Em conclusão, levobunolol foi o único fármaco que induziu alterações significativas no DP. A apraclonidina foi o único fármaco que induziu hipotensão sistêmica significativa. O timolol foi o único a ensejar correlação negativa entre o intervalo QT e a FC.(AU)
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Animales , Perros , Presión Sanguínea , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Presión Intraocular , Levobunolol/efectos adversos , Levobunolol/análisis , Timolol/efectos adversos , Timolol/análisis , Análisis de Varianza , Instilación de Medicamentos , PupilaRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), pupil size (PS), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), and ECG variables (Pms wave PmV, PR interval, QRS complex, RMV wave and QT intervals) over time during the instillation of 0.5% timolol, 0.5% levobunolol and 0.5% apraclonidine in clinically normal dogs. Ten adult beagles were used. Baseline values were measured at 8a.m., 2p.m. and 8p.m., for three consecutive days. A waiting period of 10 days between the administrations of each drug was established. For 15 consecutive days, the drug being tested was instilled in one eye of each dog twice a day (7a.m. and 7p.m.). The parameters were evaluated at the aforementioned times on days 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. Data were statistically compared using the Bonferroni test and one-way repeated measures analysis of variance (P<0.05). The Pearson test was used to evaluate any correlation between QT interval, HR and BP. The tested drugs did not find a decrease in IOP. A significant decreased in PS was observed in almost all dogs following levobunolol administration, relative to the control eye. A significant decrease in HR was observed on day 3 following levobunolol treatment, while apraclonidine induced an increase on day 15. Blood pressure was reduced in all measurement time points following apraclonidine treatment. A negative correlation between QT interval and HR was only observed in dogs treated with timolol. In conclusion, levobunolol was the only drug that induced significant alterations in PS. Apraclonidine was the only drug that induced systemic hypotension. Timolol was the only drug to that induced a negative correlation between QT and HR.(AU)
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as mudanças na pressão intraocular (PIO), no diâmetro pupilar (DP), na pressão sanguínea (PS), na frequência cardíaca (FC) e nas variáveis eletrocardiográficas (onda Pms, PmV, intervalo PR, complexo QRS, onda RmV e intervalo QT), ao longo do tempo da instilação do timolol 0,5%, do levobunolol 0,5% e da apraclonidina 0,5% em cães clinicamente normais. Dez Beagles adultos compuseram o estudo. Valores basais foram mensurados às oito,, 14 e 20 horas, durante três dias consecutivos. Foi instituído um período de espera de 10 dias entre a administração de cada fármaco. Durante 15 dias consecutivos, um olho de cada animal recebeu uma gota de cada um deles, a intervalos de 12 horas (às sete e às 19 horas). Os parâmetros foram avaliados nos momentos acima referidos, nos dias três, seis, nove, 12 e 15. Os dados foram comparados estatisticamente empregando-se o teste de Bonferroni após análise de variância para medidas repetidas (P<0,05). Teste de Pearson foi utilizado para correlação entre o intervalo QT com a FC e a PS. Não se encontrou diminuição da PIO. Observou-se redução significativa do DP na quase totalidade dos animais que receberam levobunol, relativamente ao olho controle. Diminuição significativa da FC foi vista ao terceiro dia após a administração do levobunolol, enquanto apraclonidina induziu aumento no 15º dia. A pressão arterial foi reduzida em todos os momentos com a apraclonidina. Observou-se correlação negativa entre o intervalo QT e a FC apenas nos indivíduos tratados com o timolol. Em conclusão, levobunolol foi o único fármaco que induziu alterações significativas no DP. A apraclonidina foi o único fármaco que induziu hipotensão sistêmica significativa. O timolol foi o único a ensejar correlação negativa entre o intervalo QT e a FC.(AU)
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Animales , Perros , Timolol/efectos adversos , Timolol/análisis , Levobunolol/efectos adversos , Levobunolol/análisis , Presión Intraocular , Presión Sanguínea , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Pupila , Instilación de Medicamentos , Análisis de VarianzaRESUMEN
Eighty-two-year-old patient with a pacemaker using warfarin due to arrhythmia and having an intraocular lens in the right eye, developed spontaneous hemorrhagic choroidal detachment one day after the use of combined preparation of 0.5% timolol maleate and 0.004% travoprost, due to primary open-angle glaucoma. Hemorrhagic detachment was detected by anterior and posterior segment examination, as well as B-scan ultrasonography. After the detachment, excessive increased intraocular pressure was controlled with oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, cycloplegic and steroid therapy. After four months, visual acuity was 20/20 and the intraocular pressure was under control with 0.5% timolol maleate and 1% brinzolamide. Controlled reduction of the intraocular pressure should be considered, particularly in older patients under anticoagulant therapy and that had undergone prior ocular surgery.
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Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Hemorragia de la Coroides/inducido químicamente , Coroides/lesiones , Cloprostenol/análogos & derivados , Timolol/efectos adversos , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Hemorragia de la Coroides/diagnóstico por imagen , Cloprostenol/efectos adversos , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Soluciones Oftálmicas , Travoprost , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
Eighty-two-year-old patient with a pacemaker using warfarin due to arrhythmia and having an intraocular lens in the right eye, developed spontaneous hemorrhagic choroidal detachment one day after the use of combined preparation of 0.5% timolol maleate and 0.004% travoprost, due to primary open-angle glaucoma. Hemorrhagic detachment was detected by anterior and posterior segment examination, as well as B-scan ultrasonography. After the detachment, excessive increased intraocular pressure was controlled with oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, cycloplegic and steroid therapy. After four months, visual acuity was 20/20 and the intraocular pressure was under control with 0.5% timolol maleate and 1% brinzolamide. Controlled reduction of the intraocular pressure should be considered, particularly in older patients under anticoagulant therapy and that had undergone prior ocular surgery.
Paciente de oitenta e dois anos de idade com marca-passo e utilizando varfarina devido à arritmia cardíaca e com uma lente intraocular no olho direito, desenvolveu descolamento de hemorrágico espontâneo de coroide um dia após o uso de colírio combinado de maleato de timolol a 0,5% e travoprosta a 0,004%, devido ao glaucoma de ângulo aberto primário. O descolamento hemorrágico foi detectado por análise do segmento anterior e posterior, bem como ultrassonografia modo B. Após o descolamento, o aumento excessivo da pressão intraocular foi controlado por inibidor da anidrase carbônica via oral, terapia cicloplégica e esteroides. Após quatro meses, a acuidade visual era 20/20 e a pressão intraocular estava sob controle com o maleato de timolol a 0,5% e brinzolamida a 1%. A redução controlada da pressão intraocular deve ser considerada, especialmente em pacientes idosos sob terapia anticoagulante e que tinham sido submetidos à cirurgia ocular prévia.
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Anciano de 80 o más Años , Humanos , Masculino , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Hemorragia de la Coroides/inducido químicamente , Coroides/lesiones , Cloprostenol/análogos & derivados , Timolol/efectos adversos , Hemorragia de la Coroides , Cloprostenol/efectos adversos , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Soluciones OftálmicasRESUMEN
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a eficácia e conforto dos pacientes portadores de glaucoma primário de ângulo aberto (GPAA) ou hipertensão ocular (HO) em uso da combinação fixa de timolol 0,5% e brinzolamida 1%. MÉTODOS: Foram acompanhados prospectivamente 26 pacientes portadores de GPAA ou HO, num total de 50 olhos que foram instituídos a utilizarem a combinação fixa de timolol 0,5% e brinzolamida 1%. As avaliações foram feitas por um único examinador por tonometria de aplanação (Goldman) em 7 e 30 dias. Os possíveis efeitos colaterais e intolerância foram descritos pelos próprios pacientes através da pergunta: "Você sentiu alguma alteração ao pingar a medicação prescrita?" Os dados foram coletados e analisados estatisticamente. RESULTADOS: Os valores de pressão intraocular (PIO) foram significativamente menores nas avaliações de 7 e 30 dias (p<0,001). A média da redução da PIO foi de 38%, variando de uma média inicial de 23,8 mmHg para 14,6 e 14,4 mmHg nos dias 7 e 30, respectivamente. Dos 26 pacientes incluídos apenas 4 relataram alguma queixa ao pingar o colírio, sendo que as queixas variaram de ardência, leve queimação e embaçamento. CONCLUSÃO: A combinação fixa de timolol 0,5% e brinzolamida 1% mostrou-se eficaz no tratamento de pacientes com GPAA e HO com eficácia semelhante a da literatura e apresentou um baixo índice de efeitos desconfortáveis relatados pelos usuários da medicação.
OBJETICVE: To evaluate the efficacy and side effects of timolol 0,5% and brinzolamide 1% fixed combination in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OH). METHODS: 50 eyes of 26 patients with POAG or OH were evaluated with topical therapy with fixed combination of timolol 0.5% and brinzolamide 1%.The measurements with Goldmann tonometry were applied by only one ophthalmologist after 7 and 30 days on medication. The side effects were described by the patient based on the following question: "Did you feel any alteration with the prescribed drops?" The data were collected and analized statistically. RESULTS: The intraocular pressure (IOP) was lower in 7 and 30 days (p<0.001).The mean reduction in IOP was 38% with a variation from 23,8 mmhg to 14.6 and 14.4 mmhg in 7 and 30 days. Four patients had side effects: burning and blurring vision were related. CONCLUSION: the fixed combination of timolol 0.5% and brinzolamide 1% had good results with lower IOP in the treatment of patients with POAG and OH just like in the literature and had few side effects.
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Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Sulfonamidas/uso terapéutico , Tiazinas/uso terapéutico , Timolol/uso terapéutico , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico , Soluciones Oftálmicas , Sulfonamidas/efectos adversos , Sulfonamidas/farmacología , Tiazinas/efectos adversos , Tiazinas/farmacología , Timolol/efectos adversos , Timolol/farmacología , Instilación de Medicamentos , Estudios Prospectivos , Combinación de Medicamentos , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Antihipertensivos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Introducción: La rosácea es un síndrome inflamatorio crónico frecuente que afecta principalmente la zona centrofacial. El subtipo más común, la rosácea eritematotelangiectásica (RET), no cuenta con un tratamiento efectivo demostrado. Estudios in vitro han propuesto que el factor de crecimiento endotelial (VEGF) podría tener un rol clave en la génesis de la rosácea al inducir angiogénesis. El uso exitoso de betabloqueadores orales (propanolol) y tópicos (timolol) en el hemangioma de la infancia abrió las puertas al estudio de la inhibición de la angiogénesis como principal objetivo terapéutico de las patologías vasculares benignas. Debido a que este subtipo de rosácea y los hemangiomas podrían presentar una etiopatogenia similar, se propone el estudio del efecto del timolol en este subtipo de rosácea. Metodología: Ensayo clínico randomizado doble ciego. Se reclutaron 67 pacientes con RET desde septiembre a diciembre de 2011. Se asignó un grupo con timolol tópico al 1 por ciento en base oil free y otro sólo con base oil free. Todos los pacientes recibieron instrucción y tratamiento estándar consistente en un limpiador, hidratante y protector solar. Nuestro outcome primario fue la diferencia de reducción del grado de eritema a las 12 semanas con colorímetro CR 200 de Minolta, y fue analizado según intención de tratar. Se evaluaron además las diferencias en las características clínicas, demográficas, el tamaño de las telangiectasias, la calidad de vida, evaluación subjetiva del tratamiento por el paciente, la adherencia a tratamiento y las reacciones adversas. Resultados: No hubo diferencia significativa en el grado de eritema a las 12 semanas de tratamiento entre los grupos, lo que permite rechazar la hipótesis diagnóstica. Tampoco se encontró diferencia alguna en los otros parámetros estudiados.
Introduction: Rosacea is a common chronic inflammatory syndrome that mainly affects the midface area. The most common subtype, Erythematotelangiectatic rosacea (ETR) has no proven effective treatment. Studies in vitro have suggested that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) may have a key role in the pathogenesis of rosacea inducing angiogenesis. The successful use of oral (propanolol) and topical (timolol) betablockers in the childhood hemangioma conducted to the study of inhibition of angiogenesis as a main therapeutic target of benign vascular pathologies. Because this subtype of rosacea and hemangiomas share a similar pathogenesis, we proposed to study the effect of timolol in this subtype of rosacea. Methodology: Double blind randomized clinical trial. We recruited 67 patients with ETR from September to December of 2011. Two groups were assigned one with 1percent topical timolol oil free based and the other group used only the vehicle. All patients also received education and standard treatment consisting of a cleanser, moisturizer and sunscreen. The primary outcome was the difference in reducing the degree of erythema at week 12, and was evaluated through the Minolta CR 200 colorimeter and analyzed by intention to treat. Secondary outcomes were differences in clinical and demographic characteristics of the patients, the size of telangiectasias, quality of life, subjective evaluation from the patient, adherence to treatment and adverse reactions. Results: No significant difference was seen in the reduction of erythema degree at week 12 allowing us to reject the hypothesis. There were also no difference in all the other parameters. Conclusion: The present study shows that the use of topical timolol its not superior to placebo in reducing the degree of erythema or any of the variables analyzed. This study shows that topical timolol not constitute a possible treatment in ETR.
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Humanos , Masculino , Adulto , Femenino , Rosácea/complicaciones , Rosácea/tratamiento farmacológico , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Administración Tópica , Evolución Clínica , Método Doble Ciego , Eritema/etiología , Cooperación del Paciente , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Factores de Tiempo , Timolol/efectos adversos , Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial VascularRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the change in hyperemia and intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients who switch from prostaglandin or prostamide to a fixed combination of prostamide and timolol maleate. DESIGN: A multicenter, longitudinal, noncontrolled, nonrandomized open trial was conducted. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred forty-four patients (282 eyes) were selected: 60 (41.6%) were on travaprost, 51 (35.4%) on bimatoprost, and 33 (22.9%) on latanoprost. All patients included were unable to attain adequate IOP control with monotherapy and had no contraindications to ß-blockers. INTERVENTION: Patients were treated with a fixed combination of bimatoprost and timolol maleate. Hyperemia was evaluated using a referential table, and IOP was measured at 8:00, 12:00, and 16:00 h both before and after 4 months of treatment. MAIN OUTCOME: IOP and hyperemia were compared at 2 time points: pretreatment and after 4 months. The mean of the 3 IOP measurements taken at various points during the day was considered for analysis. Generalized estimating equations were used for repeated measures and intereye dependency adjustments. RESULTS: Hyperemia and IOP were reduced in all 3 groups, with the same pattern for both eyes. The bimatoprost group had the highest levels of hyperemia before treatment when compared with the latanoprost as well as the travaprost group and had the greatest reduction in hyperemia after treatment (P < 0.01). Regarding IOP, all 3 groups had a significant reduction (P < 0.001), but the bimatoprost group had a lower pretreatment IOP when compared with the travaprost and latanoprost groups. CONCLUSION: A significant reduction in hyperemia was found after switching from monotherapy with prostaglandins or prostamide to a fixed combination of prostamide and a ß-blocker. IOP reduction was significant after the intervention in all 3 groups.
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Amidas/efectos adversos , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Cloprostenol/análogos & derivados , Hiperemia/inducido químicamente , Timolol/efectos adversos , Amidas/administración & dosificación , Amidas/uso terapéutico , Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Antihipertensivos/uso terapéutico , Bimatoprost , Cloprostenol/administración & dosificación , Cloprostenol/efectos adversos , Cloprostenol/uso terapéutico , Combinación de Medicamentos , Estudios de Seguimiento , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Hiperemia/epidemiología , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Latanoprost , Estudios Longitudinales , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/efectos adversos , Factores de Tiempo , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Timolol/uso terapéutico , TravoprostRESUMEN
Antibiotic and non-antibiotic sulphonamides are often prescribed. Although chemical differences make cross-reactivity rare, reactions may be severe in patients allergic to sulphur. Adverse reactions are common with sulphonamides but low platelets and skin changes are rarely associated with eye-drops for glaucoma. A woman treated with dorzolamide and timolol presented with disseminated eruption. On admission, her physical examination was unremarkable except for the skin changes and severe thrombocytopaenia was detected. Skin biopsy showed hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, perivascular and periadnexal infiltrates with no vasculitis. After discontinuation of eye-drops, the eruption improved but low platelets persisted. Skin changes reappeared with use of dapsone which suggested sulphonamide cross-reactivity.
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Antiinfecciosos/efectos adversos , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Dapsona/efectos adversos , Erupciones por Medicamentos , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas/efectos adversos , Sulfonamidas/efectos adversos , Tiofenos/efectos adversos , Trombocitopenia/inducido químicamente , Timolol/efectos adversos , Antiinfecciosos/administración & dosificación , Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Biopsia , Dapsona/administración & dosificación , Femenino , Humanos , Pruebas de Función Hepática , Persona de Mediana Edad , Recuento de Plaquetas , Sulfonamidas/administración & dosificación , Tiofenos/administración & dosificación , Timolol/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
Antibiotic and non-antibiotic sulphonamides are often prescribed. Although chemical differences make cross-reactivity rare, reactions may be severe in patients allergic to sulphur. Adverse reactions are common with sulphonamides but low platelets and skin changes are rarely associated with eye-drops for glaucoma. A woman treated with dorzolamide and timolol presented with disseminated eruption. On admission, her physical examination was unremarkable except for the skin changes and severe thrombocytopaenia was detected. Skin biopsy showed hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, perivascular and periadnexal infiltrates with no vasculitis. After discontinuation of eye-drops, the eruption improved but low platelets persisted. Skin changes reappeared with use of dapsone which suggested sulphonamide cross-reactivity.
A menudo se prescriben sulfonamidas antibióticas y no-antibióticas. Aunque las diferencias químicas hacen que la reactividad cruzada sea algo raro, las reacciones pueden ser severas en los pacientes alérgicos al azufre. Las reacciones adversas son comunes con las sulfonamidas pero las plaquetas bajas y los cambios en la piel raramente se asocian con las gotas oculares para el glaucoma. A una mujer a quien se le hizo un tratamiento con dorzolamida y timolol, se le presentó una erupción diseminada. En el momento del ingreso, su examen físico fue común y corriente excepto por los cambios en la piel. Además se le detectó una trombocitopenia severa. La biopsia de la piel reveló hiperqueratosis, acanthosis, infiltrados perivasculares y periadnexales sin vasculitis. Tras descontinuar las gotas oculares, la erupción mejoró pero las plaquetas bajas persistieron. Los cambios de la piel reaparecieron con el uso de dapsona, lo que hizo pensar en una reactividad cruzada de la sulfonamida.
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Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Antiinfecciosos/efectos adversos , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Dapsona/efectos adversos , Erupciones por Medicamentos , Glaucoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas/efectos adversos , Sulfonamidas/efectos adversos , Tiofenos/efectos adversos , Trombocitopenia/inducido químicamente , Timolol/efectos adversos , Antiinfecciosos/administración & dosificación , Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Biopsia , Dapsona/administración & dosificación , Pruebas de Función Hepática , Recuento de Plaquetas , Sulfonamidas/administración & dosificación , Tiofenos/administración & dosificación , Timolol/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of the fixed combination of timolol maleate 0.5%/brimonidine tartrate 0.2% versus fixed combination of timolol maleate 0.5%/dorzolamide 2% in patients with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) over 8 weeks. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This 8-week, multicentric, interventional, randomized, open-label, parallel group study was conducted at 4 centers in Brazil and 1 center in Argentina. Patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension were randomized to receive bilaterally fixed combination of brimonidine/timolol maleate 0.5% or fixed combination of dorzolamide 2%/timolol 0.5% twice daily at 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. A modified diurnal tension curve (8:00 AM, 10:30 AM, 02:00 PM, and 4:00 PM) followed by the water drinking test (WDT), which estimates IOP peak of diurnal tension curve, were performed in the baseline and week-8 visits. Adverse events data were recorded at each visit. RESULTS: A total of 210 patients were randomized (brimonidine/timolol, n=111; dorzolamide/timolol, n=99). Mean baseline IOP was 23.43+/-3.22 mm Hg and 23.43+/-4.06 mm Hg in the patients treated with brimonidine/timolol and dorzolamide/timolol, respectively (P=0.993). Mean diurnal IOP reduction after 8 weeks were 7.02+/-3.06 mm Hg and 6.91+/-3.67 mm Hg, respectively (P=0.811). The adjusted difference between groups (analysis of covariance) at week 8 was not statistically significant (P=0.847). Mean baseline WDT peak was 27.79+/-4.29 mm Hg in the brimonidine/timolol group and 27.68+/-5.46 mm Hg in the dorzolamide/timolol group. After 8 weeks of treatment, mean WDT peaks were 20.94+/-3.76 mm Hg (P<0.001) and 20.98+/-4.19 (P<0.001), respectively. The adjusted difference between groups (analysis of covariance) was not statistically significant (P=0.469). No statistical difference in terms of adverse events was found between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Both fixed combinations were capable of significantly reducing the mean diurnal IOP, mean diurnal peak, and mean WDT peak after 8 weeks of treatment. Also, both fixed combinations are well tolerated with few side effects.
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Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Glaucoma de Ángulo Abierto/tratamiento farmacológico , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Quinoxalinas/administración & dosificación , Sulfonamidas/administración & dosificación , Tiofenos/administración & dosificación , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Tartrato de Brimonidina , Ritmo Circadiano , Combinación de Medicamentos , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación , Soluciones Oftálmicas/efectos adversos , Quinoxalinas/efectos adversos , Sulfonamidas/efectos adversos , Tiofenos/efectos adversos , Timolol/efectos adversos , Tonometría Ocular , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To compare histological changes induced by antiglaucoma medications in the rabbit conjunctiva. METHODS: Fifty New Zealand rabbits were divided in 5 groups of 10 animals. The left eyes were treated daily with one drop of bimatoprost 0.03 percent, travoprost 0.004 percent, latanoprost 0.005 percent, timolol maleate 0.5 percent or artificial tears containing benzalkonium chloride (BAK) for 30 days. The right eyes served as controls. Superior limbic conjunctival biopsies were performed at the 8th and 30th day in 5 rabbits of each group. The conjunctiva was fixed with 10 percent formaldehyde, followed by HE and PAS staining. Morphohistometric quantitative analyses were performed to evaluate the following parameters: inflammatory infiltrate, epithelial thickness, number of goblet cells, diameter and number of blood vessels. RESULTS: At the 8th and 30th posttreatment days, all groups, except one that received artificial tears, exhibited a diffuse inflammatory infiltrate, composed by lymphocytes and neutrophils, which was denser in the timolol group than in the prostaglandin (PG) analogues groups. At the 30th day, the timolol group also showed an increased subepithelial collagen density and a significant increase in epithelial thickness (p=0.0035). The goblet cell density was significantly increased at the 8th day in the group treated with travoprost (p=0.0006), and at the 30th day in those treated with bimatoprost (p=0.0021) and latanoprost (p=0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Although a moderate, diffuse inflammatory infiltrate was observed in PG-treated eyes, no changes in conjunctival epithelial thickness or subconjunctival collagen density were observed with these medications, suggesting that these drugs induce fewer changes than timolol maleate in the rabbit conjunctiva.
OBJETIVOS: Comparar alterações histológicas induzidas por medicação anti-glaucomatosa na conjuntiva de coelhos. MÉTODOS: Cinqüenta coelhos da raça Nova Zelândia foram divididos em 5 grupos de 10 animais. Os olhos esquerdos foram tratados com uma gota diária de bimatoprosta 0,03 por cento, travoprosta 0,004 por cento, latanoprosta 0,005 por cento, maleato de timolol 0,5 por cento ou lágrimas artificiais contendo cloreto de benzalcônio (BAK) por 30 dias. Os olhos direitos serviram como controles. Foram realizadas biópsias conjuntivais límbicas superiores no 8º e 30º dias em 5 coelhos de cada grupo. A conjuntiva foi fixada com formaldeído 10 por cento, seguido por coloração de HE e PAS. Foi realizada análise quantitativa morfohistométrica para avaliar os seguintes parâmetros: infiltrado inflamatório, espessura epitelial, número de células caliciformes, diâmetro e número de vasos sanguíneos. RESULTADOS: No 8º e 30º dias de tratamento, todos os grupos, exceto aquele que recebeu lágrimas artificiais, exibiram infiltrado inflamatório difuso, composto por linfócitos e neutrófilos, sendo mais denso no grupo timolol do que nos grupos dos análogos de prostaglandinas. No 30º dia, o grupo timolol apresentou um aumento na densidade de colágeno subepitelial e um aumento significativo da espessura epitelial (p=0,0035). A densidade de células caliciformes aumentou significativamente no 8º dia no grupo tratado com travoprosta (p=0,0006), e no 30º dia nos grupos tratados com bimatoprosta (p=0,0021) e latanoprosta (p=0,009). CONCLUSÕES: Embora tenha sido observado um infiltrado inflamatório difuso e moderado nos olhos tratados com análogos de prostaglandinas, não houve alterações na espessura epitelial conjuntival ou densidade colágena subepitelial com essas medicações, sugerindo que essas drogas induzem menores alterações que o maleato de timolol na conjuntiva de coelhos.
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Animales , Femenino , Conejos , Antihipertensivos/efectos adversos , Conjuntiva/efectos de los fármacos , Soluciones Oftálmicas/administración & dosificación , Prostaglandinas Sintéticas/efectos adversos , Timolol/efectos adversos , Análisis de Varianza , Amidas/administración & dosificación , Amidas/efectos adversos , Antihipertensivos/administración & dosificación , Biopsia , Compuestos de Benzalconio/administración & dosificación , Compuestos de Benzalconio/efectos adversos , Cloprostenol/administración & dosificación , Cloprostenol/efectos adversos , Cloprostenol/análogos & derivados , Conjuntiva/patología , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Células Caliciformes/efectos de los fármacos , Células Caliciformes/patología , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Prostaglandinas F Sintéticas/efectos adversos , Prostaglandinas Sintéticas/administración & dosificación , Coloración y Etiquetado , Factores de Tiempo , Timolol/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of mitomycin C (MMC) on the internal ciliary epithelium (ICE) of the ciliary body of animals treated with two different aqueous humor suppressants. METHODS: The eyes of sixteen Norfolk albino rabbits divided into four experimental groups were studied. The right eyes (RE) of the four groups received 0.1 ml of MMC (0.5 mg/ml) under the scleral flap. The left eyes (LE) was the control group. Group 1 (G1) did not have any other treatment. To Group 2 (G2) and Group 4 (G4) acetazolamide was administered. To Group (G3) and Group 4 (G4) timolol maleate was administered. ICE was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULTS: The following aspects were observed in all groups, except in G1 LE: cell shrinkage and/or enlargement of intercellular spaces, rarefied mitochondria, clear vesicular structures and electron-dense bodies. The internal limitant membrane showed to be thickened, discontinued and separated in all groups, except in G1 LE and G2 LE. Discharge of cytoplasmatic material was observed only in the groups treated with aqueous humor suppressants. CONCLUSIONS: 1) MMC, acetazolamide and timolol maleate caused morphological alterations in the ciliary epithelium even when used alone. 2) The combination of MMC and acetazolamide caused more alterations than did isolated acetazolamide, but not more than MMC alone. 3) For the other combinations the alterations were similar.
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Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/toxicidad , Humor Acuoso/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Ciliar , Mitomicina/toxicidad , Esclerótica/cirugía , Acetazolamida/efectos adversos , Acetazolamida/uso terapéutico , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/efectos adversos , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/uso terapéutico , Animales , Inhibidores de Anhidrasa Carbónica/efectos adversos , Inhibidores de Anhidrasa Carbónica/uso terapéutico , Cuerpo Ciliar/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Ciliar/ultraestructura , Epitelio/efectos de los fármacos , Epitelio/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica , Mitomicina/administración & dosificación , Modelos Animales , Conejos , Distribución Aleatoria , Colgajos Quirúrgicos , Timolol/efectos adversos , Timolol/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o epitélio ciliar interno (ECI) do corpo ciliar após aplicação de mitomicina C (MMC) sob retalho escleral, em animais tratados com dois tipos de inibidores da produção do humor aquoso. MÉTODOS: Foram estudados ambos os olhos de 16 coelhos divididos em 4 grupos experimentais. Foi realizado retalho escleral em todos os olhos dos animais, mas apenas os olhos direitos (OD) receberam MMC. No grupo 1 (G1) não houve tratamento prévio. Nos grupos G2 e G4 foi administrada acetazolamida e nos grupos G3 e G4 maleato de timolol. O ECI foi examinado à microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET). Os olhos esquerdos formaram os grupos controle. RESULTADOS: Em todos os grupos exceto no G1 OE, foram observadas: retração das células e/ou alargamento entre invaginações, mitocôndrias com rarefação, vesículas claras e corpos densos. A membrana limitante interna estava espessada, descontínua ou descolada em todos grupos exceto G1 OE e G2 OE. Foi observada liberação de material citoplasmático apenas nos grupos tratados com inibidores da produção de humor aquoso. CONCLUSÕES: 1- MMC, acetazolamida e maleato de timolol causaram alterações morfológicas no epitélio ciliar mesmo usados isoladamente. 2- A associação MMC e acetazolamida causou mais alterações do que a acetazolamida isoladamente, mas não mais do que a MMC isoladamente. 3- Nas demais associações as alterações foram semelhantes.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of mitomycin C (MMC) on the internal ciliary epithelium (ICE) of the ciliary body of animals treated with two differents aqueous humor supressants. METHODS: The eyes of sixteen Norfolk albino rabbits divided into four experimental groups were studied. The right eyes (RE) of the four groups received 0.1 ml of MMC (0.5 mg/ml) under the scleral flap. The left eyes (LE) was the control group. Group 1 (G1) did not have any other treatment. To Group 2 (G2) and Group 4 (G4) acetazolamide was administered. To Group (G3) and Group 4 (G4) timolol maleate was administered. ICE was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULTS: The following aspects were observed in all groups, except in G1 LE: cell shrinkage and/or enlargement of intercellular spaces, rarefied mitochondria, clear vesicular structures and electron-dense bodies. The internal limitant membrane showed to be thickened, discontinued and separeted in all groups, except in G1 LE and G2 LE. Discharge of cytoplasmatic material was observed only in the groups treated with aqueous humor supressants. CONCLUSIONS: 1) MMC, acetazolamide and timolol maleate caused morphological alterations in the ciliary epithelium even when used alone. 2) The combination of MMC and acetazolamide caused more alterations than did isolated acetazolamide, but not more than MMC alone. 3) For the other combinations the alterations were similar.
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Animales , Conejos , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/toxicidad , Humor Acuoso/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Ciliar , Mitomicina/toxicidad , Esclerótica/cirugía , Acetazolamida/efectos adversos , Acetazolamida/uso terapéutico , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/efectos adversos , Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/uso terapéutico , Inhibidores de Anhidrasa Carbónica/efectos adversos , Inhibidores de Anhidrasa Carbónica/uso terapéutico , Cuerpo Ciliar/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Ciliar/ultraestructura , Epitelio/efectos de los fármacos , Epitelio/ultraestructura , Microscopía Electrónica , Modelos Animales , Mitomicina/administración & dosificación , Distribución Aleatoria , Colgajos Quirúrgicos , Timolol/efectos adversos , Timolol/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of fixed combination brimonidine-timolol (FCBT) versus fixed combination dorzolamide-timolol (FCDT) given twice daily in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OH). DESIGN: Prospective, multicentre, masked-observer, crossover comparison. PARTICIPANTS: Sixteen patients with POAG and 14 with OH. METHODS: The participants of the study were washed out from their previous medication and randomized to fixed FCBT or FCDT for the first 4-week treatment period. Subjects then were washed for 4 weeks and started on the opposite medication for the second 4-week period. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured with a Goldmann applanation tonometer at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m. at each baseline and at the end of each treatment period. Unsolicited ocular adverse events were also recorded. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the IOP lowering effect of FCBT and FCDT. RESULTS: The baseline mean diurnal IOP for all 30 subjects (30 eyes) was 22.9 +/- 1.6 mmHg. Both fixed combinations significantly reduced IOP compared with baseline (p < 0.00001). The mean diurnal IOP following 4 weeks of therapy was 15.0 +/- 2.1 mmHg for FCBT and 15.4 +/- 2.1 mmHg for FCDT (p = 0.510). The mean diurnal IOP reduction was 7.8 +/- 1.9 mmHg for FCBT and 7.4 +/- 1.8 mmHg for FCDT (p = 0.430). Overall, 14 subjects complained about ocular adverse events: two only for FCBT, seven only for FCDT and five for both drugs. Although there was no significant difference between the number of subjects that reported ocular adverse events with FCBT (n = 7) and FCDT (n = 12) (p = 0.359), FCDT caused more ocular stinging upon instillation (n = 9) than FCBT (n = 1) (p = 0.027). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that FCBT and FCDT, each given twice daily, have similar efficacy in patients with POAG or OH.
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Hipertensión Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico , Quinoxalinas/administración & dosificación , Sulfonamidas/administración & dosificación , Tiofenos/administración & dosificación , Timolol/administración & dosificación , Anciano , Tartrato de Brimonidina , Estudios Cruzados , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Humanos , Instilación de Medicamentos , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Quinoxalinas/efectos adversos , Sulfonamidas/efectos adversos , Tiofenos/efectos adversos , Timolol/efectos adversosRESUMEN
PURPOSE: To compare histological changes induced by antiglaucoma medications in the rabbit conjunctiva. METHODS: Fifty New Zealand rabbits were divided in 5 groups of 10 animals. The left eyes were treated daily with one drop of bimatoprost 0.03%, travoprost 0.004%, latanoprost 0.005%, timolol maleate 0.5% or artificial tears containing benzalkonium chloride (BAK) for 30 days. The right eyes served as controls. Superior limbic conjunctival biopsies were performed at the 8th and 30th day in 5 rabbits of each group. The conjunctiva was fixed with 10% formaldehyde, followed by HE and PAS staining. Morphohistometric quantitative analyses were performed to evaluate the following parameters: inflammatory infiltrate, epithelial thickness, number of goblet cells, diameter and number of blood vessels. RESULTS: At the 8th and 30th posttreatment days, all groups, except one that received artificial tears, exhibited a diffuse inflammatory infiltrate, composed by lymphocytes and neutrophils, which was denser in the timolol group than in the prostaglandin (PG) analogues groups. At the 30th day, the timolol group also showed an increased subepithelial collagen density and a significant increase in epithelial thickness (p=0.0035). The goblet cell density was significantly increased at the 8th day in the group treated with travoprost (p=0.0006), and at the 30th day in those treated with bimatoprost (p=0.0021) and latanoprost (p=0.009). CONCLUSIONS: Although a moderate, diffuse inflammatory infiltrate was observed in PG-treated eyes, no changes in conjunctival epithelial thickness or subconjunctival collagen density were observed with these medications, suggesting that these drugs induce fewer changes than timolol maleate in the rabbit conjunctiva.