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Abstract #8718 Published in IGR 5-1
The effect of latanoprost on accommodation in young patients with ocular hypertension
Kurtz S; Leibovitch I; Shemesh G; Rothkoff L; Loewenstein AJournal of Glaucoma 2003; 12: 54-56
PURPOSE: To determine whether topical latanoprost 0.005% had an effect on accommodative capacity after one month of treatment in young patients with ocular hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifteen patients (nine males, six females, aged 20-40 years) with ocular hypertension were instructed to instill the drug to their right eye for one month; the left eye received no medication and served as control. Near point of accommodation, refraction, and intraocular pressure (IOP) were determined after one month of treatment. RESULTS: After one month of treatment with latanoprost, the mean IOP was reduced by 22.8% (5.8 mmHg) in the treated eye and 1.86% (0.47 mmHg) in the untreated control eye. No significant changes in refraction or near point of accommodation were observed in the treated or untreated eye. CONCLUSION: Short-term treatment with latanoprost 0.005% does not effect refraction or accommodation in young patients with ocular hypertension.
Dr. S. Kurtz, Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Classification:
11.4 Prostaglandins (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
