Washout Duration of Prostaglandin Analogues: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: Journal of ophthalmology Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Malvankar-Mehta, Monali S., Dishan, Brad, Jamal, Dania, Quinn, Matthew, Diaconita, Vlad, Hutnik, Cindy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Analysis; Bias; Care and treatment; Clinical trials; Glaucoma; Hypertension; Meta-analysis; Ophthalmic drugs; Prostaglandins; Review; Studies; Systematic review; Tafluprost; Canada; United States > US; Sweden

Topic. Prostaglandin analogues (PGAs) are first-line medical therapy for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and ocular hypertension (OHT). Intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering effects in full responders are known to be 25–33% for this class; however, partial responders and nonresponders do exist. In...