title: Argon laser trabeculoplasty medical therapy to prevent the intraocular pressure rise associated with argon laser trabeculoplasty.
abstract: A prospective, randomized, investigator-masked, parallel study compared the capability of five different intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering agents to prevent acute IOP elevations following argon laser trabeculoplasty. Two hundred sixty eyes (patients) received either apraclonidine 1% (125 eyes), pilocarpine hydrochloride 4% (37 eyes), timolol maleate 0.5% (35 eyes), dipivefrin 0.1% (32 eyes), or acetazolamide 250 mg (31 eyes) both 1 hour before and immediately following 360-degree argon laser trabeculoplasty. Apraclonidine was the only medication that significantly decreased mean IOP from baseline. Only 4 (3%) of the apraclonidine-treated eyes had IOP rises greater than 5 mm Hg. This frequency was significantly lower than that found in eyes treated with acetazolamide (39%), dipivefrin (38%), pilocarpine (33%), or timolol (32%).
authors.affiliation: Glaucoma Services, Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Robin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions