scholarly journals Preservative-free fixed combination of tafluprost 0.0015% and timolol 0.5% in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension: results of an open-label observational study

2017 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 1051-1064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Pillunat ◽  
Carl Erb ◽  
Auli Ropo ◽  
Friedemann Kimmich ◽  
Norbert Pfeiffer
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Thelen

Abstract Background: To evaluate the effect of an "escalation" of topical glaucoma therapy by switching form prostaglandin monotherapy to two different prostaglandin-timolol fixed combinations.Methods: 30 patients (60 eyes) with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) or ocular hypertension (OHT) were initially treated with the prostaglandin analog latanoprost in a preservative-free formulation. 15 patients each were for 6 months - because of IOP levels considered still too high - treated with preservative-free tafluprost/timolol fixed-dose combination or preservative-free latanoprost/timolol fixed-dose combination therapy. Results: Six months after switching from latanopost monotherapy to preservative-free prostaglandin-timolol combinations, patients being treated with the latanoprost-timolol fixed combination had a mean IOP reduction by 4.16 mm Hg and those treated with the tafluprost-timolol fixed combination a mean IOP reduction by 5.38 mm Hg. Regarding safety and tolerability, there were no issues in the tafluprost-timolol group.Conclusions: Switching from prostaglandin monotherapy to a prostaglandin-timolol fixed combination led to a sufficient IOP lowering in our group of patients. Tolerability of, and satisfaction with, the fixed combination therapies was high.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-506
Author(s):  
Florent Aptel ◽  
Norbert Pfeiffer ◽  
Stefanie Schmickler ◽  
Jonathan Clarke ◽  
Cosme Lavín-Dapena ◽  
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