A Randomized, Prospective Study of Bimatoprost 0.01% or Travoprost/Timolol in Patients Previously Treated with Latanoprost and Timolol to Reduce Intraocular Pressure

作者：Nixon Donald R^*

来源：Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2013, 29(10): 876-881.

DOI：10.1089/jop.2013.0108

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of bimatoprost 0.01% with the fixed combination travoprost 0.004%/timolol 0.5% in subjects with stable intraocular pressure (IOP) control on latanoprost and timolol. Methods: This was a randomized, prospective, investigator masked, crossover study comparing bimatoprost 0.01% with travoprost/timolol in 40 subjects diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma. Subjects were randomized to bimatoprost 0.01% qpm or travoprost/timolol qam and followed for 12 weeks, at which time they were crossed over to the alternate medication and followed for another 12 weeks. Intraocular pressure and hyperemia (rated on a standardized, 5-point photographic scale) were evaluated as change from baseline to 12 weeks following each therapy, and subject preference was elicited at the end of the study. Results: Both treatments were well tolerated and the majority of patients achieved effective IOP control relative to baseline. After 12 weeks of treatment, mean reductions from baseline IOP were -1.68mmHg OD (right eye) and -1.58mmHg OS (left eye) with bimatoprost and -0.45mmHg OD and -0.53mmHg OS with travoprost/timolol, although the differences between drugs were not statistically significant. Hyperemia scores were significantly higher with the fixed combination of travoprost/timolol than bimatoprost 0.01% as measured at 8 am (both P<0.01). Subject preference at the end of the study was more than 3 to 1 in favor of bimatoprost, with most citing greater tolerability. Conclusion: Bimatoprost 0.01% and travoprost/timolol are both effective at reducing IOP in subjects with stable IOP control on latanoprost and timolol, but bimatoprost 0.01% is associated with less hyperemia.

• 出版日期2013-12-1