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[The effectiveness of latanoprost for the treatment of pediatric glaucoma].

Abstract
Latanoprost is a prostaglandin F2alpha analog that reduces intraocular pressure by 20-40% in adults with open-angle glaucoma. The efficacy and safety of this drug in children has not been widely reported. In our study we evaluated the effect of latanoprost in 14 children aged 12-18 years (mean 15 years): 10 patients with glaucoma juvenile (I group); 2 patients with secondary glaucoma because of uveitis recidivans and 2 patients with aniridia and albinismus (II group). In the I group the average IOP decrement was 9 mmHg or 36.5% (range 29-44%). In the II group the average IOP decrement was 6.5 mmHg or 23.5% (range 11-33%). In one child with aniridia after one year of treatment IOL rose again to 26 mmHg and antiglaucomatous surgery was necessary. Ocular side effects in children of latanoprost are mild.
AuthorsBeata Urban, Alina Bakunowicz-Lazarczyk, Małgorzata Mrugacz, Monika Oziebło-Kupczyk
JournalKlinika oczna (Klin Oczna) Vol. 106 Issue 1-2 Suppl Pg. 243-4 ( 2004) ISSN: 0023-2157 [Print] Poland
Vernacular TitleSkuteczność latanoprostu w jaskrze wieku dzieciecego.
PMID15510514 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic
  • Latanoprost
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Antihypertensive Agents (therapeutic use)
  • Child
  • Female
  • Glaucoma (drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
  • Humans
  • Intraocular Pressure (drug effects)
  • Latanoprost
  • Male
  • Prostaglandins F, Synthetic (therapeutic use)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

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