Open AccessTo compare the efficacy of timolol maleate 0.5% vs fixed combination of timolol maleate 0.5%, and brimonidine tartrate 0.2% in control of raised intra ocular pressure in patients undergone Nd-Yag laser capsulotomy.
Author(s) -
Ihsan Ullah,
Muhammad Zubair Israr,
Jehanzeb Khan,
Mushtaq Khatak
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
american journal of health, medicine and nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2520-4017
DOI - 10.47672/ajhmn.933
Subject(s) - timolol , brimonidine , medicine , intraocular pressure , ophthalmology , posterior capsulotomy , capsulotomy , anesthesia , intraocular lens
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy of Timolol maleate alone vs fixed combination of Timolol maleate 0.5% with Brimonidine 0.2% in patients undergone Nd-Yag laser capsulotomy.
Methodology: 100 patients with posterior capsular opacification were enrolled though OPD. They were placed in 2 groups with 50 patients each. Group A received Timolol maleate 0.5% alone while group B received combination of timolol maleate with Brimonidine tartrate.
Results: In group A 3 patients developed acute raise of intraocular pressure despite of Timolol maleate use while goup B patients who received combination of Timolo maleate and Brimonidine had controlled intraocular pressure.
Conclusion: Fixed combination of Timolo maleate 0.5% and Bremonidine tartrate 0.2 % is more effective in controlling of IOP raise in patients undergone Nd-Yag laser capsulotomy for posterior capsular opacification then Timolo maleate0.5% alone.