Comparison of diurnal intraocular pressure control by latanoprost versus travoprost : results of an observational survey.
OBJECTIVE
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is known to be subject to daily fluctuations, the occurrence of which is a risk factor for progression of glaucoma. Control of IOP during the day by drugs is an important therapeutic target. We set out to compare the IOP control of travoprost and latanoprost taking into account the time since last instillation and the time of IOP measurement.


METHODS
This was a prospective, cross-sectional observational study with some retrospective data collection. Private ophthalmologists were selected to each recruit ten patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension receiving either travoprost or latanoprost as monotherapy. Clinical endpoints included IOP measurements and percentage of patients attaining predefined target IOPs. Six patient subgroups were defined according to: (a) IOP measurement time: before 1200h, 1200h-1600h and after 1600h, and (b) time since last intake (<24 hours, >24 hours). Analyses comprised chi(2) and Wilcoxon tests, ANOVA, logistic regressions and adjustment by propensity score.


RESULTS
In total, 2052 patients treated with travoprost (n = 1704) or latanoprost (n = 348) participated in the study. Treatment groups were comparable at baseline, except for a longer treatment duration in latanoprost-treated patients. When the interval between the last treatment instillation and IOP measurement (treatment/IOP interval) was <24 hours (n = 1241), 82% of travoprost-treated patients attained pre-defined target IOP versus 67% with latanoprost (p < 0.0001). This difference was greatest after 1600 h, when the mean IOP was 16.5 mm Hg for travoprost-treated patients and 17.7 mm Hg for latanoprost-treated patients (p = 0.0025). When the treatment/IOP interval was >24 hours (n = 461), travoprost was superior to latanoprost, i.e. more patients using travoprost attained the predefined target IOP (78.5% vs 68.3%; p = 0.0344), and the mean IOP value was lower in the travoprost group (16.8 vs 17.8 mm Hg; p = 0.0016). After adjustments for confounding factors, similar results were obtained.


CONCLUSIONS
According to this observational survey, travoprost appears to reduce evening and mean diurnal IOP more effectively than latanoprost. Latanoprost IOP control appears to be more sensitive to time since the last dose.
Denis
Philippe
P
Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Service d'Ophtalmologie, Lyon, France.
Launois
Robert
R
Devaux
Marion
M
Berdeaux
Gilles
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003008:Cloprostenol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077338:Latanoprost; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000069557:Travoprost
D011461:Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; D003008:Cloprostenol; D000077338:Latanoprost; D000069557:Travoprost