2001
DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(01)00873-9
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Interim clinical outcomes in the collaborative initial glaucoma treatment study comparing initial treatment randomized to medications or surgery

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“…The use of combination therapy frequently is necessary at any stage of the disease, 8,9 as it has been reported in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study 9 and in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study, 10 where up to 50% and 75% of patients, respectively, required 2 or more drugs to reach their target pressure. When 2 drugs are required to control the IOP, there are a number of potential advantages in using a fixed combination rather than separate drugs, including no risk of drug washout, 11 reduced exposure to preservatives, and ultimately better patient compliance and quality of life.…”
Section: Owering Intraocular Pressure (Iop) Is Thementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The use of combination therapy frequently is necessary at any stage of the disease, 8,9 as it has been reported in the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study 9 and in the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study, 10 where up to 50% and 75% of patients, respectively, required 2 or more drugs to reach their target pressure. When 2 drugs are required to control the IOP, there are a number of potential advantages in using a fixed combination rather than separate drugs, including no risk of drug washout, 11 reduced exposure to preservatives, and ultimately better patient compliance and quality of life.…”
Section: Owering Intraocular Pressure (Iop) Is Thementioning
confidence: 99%
“…[1][2][3][4] The Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment study has found that although surgery lowers intraocular pressure (IOP) more than medical therapy, no significant difference is found in visual field progression over the course of 5 years. 5 Despite these trends, trabeculectomy remains a critical treatment modality in glaucoma for those patients on maximum medical therapy with field progression, uncontrolled pressure and/or progressive nerve damage. In these patients, drainage surgery must achieve a stable reduction in IOP.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite the introduction in recent years of new powerful medications, trabeculectomy has usually outperformed both medical and laser treatment in this regard. 5,6 This has led to a renewed interest in the natural history of the eye after trabeculectomy and how we can modify the operation to produce the most desirable result.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%