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TIMOLOL‐MAINTENANCE TREATMENT
Author(s) -
CALISSENDORFF B. M.,
MARÉN N.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1980.tb08320.x
Subject(s) - timolol , medicine , concomitant , glaucoma , ophthalmology , ocular hypertension , anesthesia , surgery
Thirty‐eight patients with ocular hypertension or glaucoma were treated with topical timolol for 12–30 months (mean 20). A long lasting hypotensive effect of timolol eyedrops was found. However a need to increase therapy during the follow‐up period was noted especially in the glaucoma group. Eyes with pseudoexfoliations often required concomitant therapy from the beginning. Ocular side effects were relatively few but four cases of punctate keratitis and another two with decreased corneal sensitivity were observed.