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Abstract #8069 Published in IGR 4-3
Short-term influence on glaucomatous visual field after switching from topical unoprostone to latanoprost
Otani N; Saitou A; Amemiya TJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2002; 56: 1029-1032
Instillation of isopropyl unoprostone was replaced by topical latanoprost in 44 glaucoma eyes of 27 patients. The series comprised primary open-angle glaucoma (38 eyes), normal-tension glaucoma (two eyes), developmental glaucoma (two eyes), and steroid glaucoma (two eyes). Intraocular pressure averaged 17.7 ± 3.4 mmHg before introduction of latanoprost. It decreased significantly one, three, and six months after treatment with latanoprost (p = 0.01). After observation for an average of 14.4 ± 2.8 months, there was a significant increase in mean deviation on Humphrey perimetry (p = 0.02). The finding shows that replacement of topical unoprostone by latanoprost may improve the visual field in glaucoma. LA: Japanese
N. Otani, MD, Department of Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki-shi 852-8501, Japan
Classification:
11.4 Prostaglandins (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
