The primary objective of this crossover 24-hour Intraocular Pressure (IOP) trial is to compare the control obtained after 3 months of therapy with the bimatoprost/timolol fixed combination (BTFC, Ganfort) given once in the evening (20:00) versus latanoprost (Xalatan) administered once in the evening (20:00) in newly-diagnosed patients with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) and ocular hypertension, or exfoliative glaucoma (XFG) previously untreated and IOP greater than 29 mm Hg.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
37
Administered once in the evening
assessment of 24-hour efficacy for the two drugs after 3 months of chronic dosing
Glaucoma Unit, 1st University Department of Ophthalmology
Thessaloniki, Greece
24-hour IOP reduction between the two medications
Bimatoprost/Timolol will obtain a statistically greater 24-hour IOP reduction than latanoprost and the mean 24-hour IOP difference between the two medications will be clinically meaningful (at least 2 mm Hg).
Time frame: 3 months
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