title: Intraocular pressure control in patients with primary open angle glaucoma and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the number of hypotensive drugs required to control the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and diabetes mellitus (DM), as well as describing their demographic characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty four patients (47 eyes) with definitive diagnosis of DM and POAG were included for a six month follow up, recording demographic data and IOP control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 67.04±8.9 years, and 79% of patients were female. Mean time from diagnosis of DM was 13.87 years, and 6.21 years for POAG. No statistical difference was observed between initial and final visual acuity (P = 0.49). There was a statistical difference between initial and final IOP once treatment was started (P = 0.002), requiring 1.9 hypotensive drugs (P < 0.05). Beta-blockers were the most used hypotensive drugs for the initial (41%), as well as the final IOP control medication (28%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mean IOP in patients with DM and POAG was 16.8 mmHg, with the use of 1.9 hypotensive drugs.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Servicio de Oftalmología "Dr. Magín Puig Solanes", Ciudad de México. Electronic address: draaliciatorres@gmail.com.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Torres-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Servicio de Oftalmología "Dr. Magín Puig Solanes", Ciudad de México.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lara-Huerta
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Servicio de Oftalmología "Dr. Magín Puig Solanes", Ciudad de México.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Babayán-Mena
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de México "Dr. Eduardo Liceaga", Servicio de Oftalmología "Dr. Magín Puig Solanes", Ciudad de México.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herrero-Herrera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular
keywords: Analysis; Análisis; Diabetes mellitus; Drug effects; E!fecto farmacológico; Glaucoma primario de ángulo abierto; Intraocular pressure; Presión intraocular; Primary open angle glaucoma