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PURPOSE: To study the effect of previous argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) on the hypotensive activity of latanoprost in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). METHODS: This was a prospective, observer-masked study. We measured the intraocular pressure (IOP) before and after 3 months of monotherapy with latanoprost in 43 eyes that had undergone a previous ALT, and in a control group (not treated with ALT) of 43 IOP-matched eyes with POAG. RESULTS: Latanoprost induced a 17.4 ± 16.6% IOP decrease in the study group (ALT-treated eyes) and a 25.8 ± 17.2% IOP reduction in the control eyes (P = 0.02, unpaired student's t-test). CONCLUSIONS: Latanoprost is less effective in ALT-treated eyes than in eyes with POAG not treated with ALT.
Dr. E. Arranz-Marquez, Vissum Hospital Oftalmologico Madrid, Madrid, Spain
11.4 Prostaglandins (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
12.4 Laser trabeculoplasty and other laser treatment of the angle (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)