Survival of medical treatment success in primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Topical agents to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) are the most common initial therapeutic measure in glaucoma prevention. This study aims to assess treatment success duration among patients initiating or intensifying topical glaucoma medication.

Methods

Medical records (2013‒2018) for adults initiating/intensifying topical glaucoma medication were extracted from five secondary-care and tertiary-care UK ophthalmology centres. Main study outcomes were time from treatment initiation/intensification to treatment failure (<20% IOP reduction or IOP >21 mm Hg at consecutive clinic visits, or intensification of glaucoma treatment) and time from treatment change to subsequent treatment intensification.

Results

Study eyes (n=6587) underwent treatment intensific

SUBMITTER: Fu DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671905 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature