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Intraocular pressure dynamics with prostaglandin analogs: a clinical application of water-drinking test
Authors Ozyol P, Özyol E, Baldemir E
Received 14 March 2016
Accepted for publication 9 June 2016
Published 22 July 2016 Volume 2016:10 Pages 1351—1356
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S108456
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Scott Fraser
Pelin Özyol,1 Erhan Özyol,1 Ercan Baldemir2
1Ophthalmology Department, 2Biostatistics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
Aim: To evaluate the clinical applicability of the water-drinking test in treatment-naive primary open-angle glaucoma patients.
Methods: Twenty newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled in this prospective study. The water-drinking test was performed at baseline and 6 weeks and 3 months after prostaglandin analog treatment. Peak and fluctuation of intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements obtained with the water-drinking test during follow-up were analyzed. Analysis of variance for repeated measures and paired and unpaired t-tests were used for statistical analysis.
Results: The mean baseline IOP values in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma were 25.1±4.6 mmHg before prostaglandin analog treatment, 19.8±3.7 mmHg at week 6, and 17.9±2.2 mmHg at month 3 after treatment. The difference in mean baseline IOP of the water-drinking tests was statistically significant (P<0.001). At 6 weeks of prostaglandin analog treatment, two patients had high peak and fluctuation of IOP measurements despite a reduction in baseline IOP. After modifying treatment, patients had lower peak and fluctuation of IOP values at month 3 of the study.
Conclusion: Peak and fluctuation of IOP in response to the water-drinking test were lower with prostaglandin analogs compared with before medication. The water-drinking test can represent an additional benefit in the management of glaucoma patients, especially by detecting higher peak and fluctuation of IOP values despite a reduced mean IOP. Therefore, it could be helpful as a supplementary method in monitoring IOP in the clinical practice.
Keywords: glaucoma, intraocular pressure, water-drinking test, prostaglandin analog, intraocular pressure fluctuation
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