This study is conducted to document the effect of switching from preserved prostaglandin analogues monotherapy to preservative free tafluprost 0.0015%. The endpoints analyzed are side effect improvement in these patients.
Importance: Glaucoma medications are often preserved with agents such as benzalkonium chloride, which commonly lead to ocular surface diseases. Background: To investigate the effect of switching to a preservative-free prostaglandin analogue, tafluprost 0.0015% on treatment tolerability and ocular surface diseases. Design: This was a prospective, open label, non-randomised, observational study performed in a single hospital. Participants: Patients of Asian descent who have primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension (n = 28), who received preserved prostaglandin monotherapy for longer than 3 months, and has a National Eye Institute ocular surface staining scale score higher than 1. Methods: Patients were switched from preserved prostaglandin monotherapy to preservative-free tafluprost 0.0015%. Patients were analysed at baseline (Visit 0), 1 month (Visit 1) and 3 months (Visit 2). Main Outcome Measures: The main parameter measured is the change in the fluorescein staining score at Visit 2.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
preservative free prostaglandin analogue option for treatment of primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients
THONEH
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Changes in the fluorescein staining score (NEI) at Visit 2
The fluorescein stained area of the cornea will be measured according to the National Eye Institute/Industry (NEI/I) method. NEI grading scale consists of a grid that divides the corneal area into five sections, each of which is assigned a score between zero and 3 depending of the amount and distribution of Corneal Fluorescein Stain (CFS); the total CFS score ranges from 0/15 (absence of corneal epitheliopathy) to 15/15 (severe epitheliopathy)
Time frame: 3 months
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