Delaying Treatment of Ocular Hypertension
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Ophthalmology
- Vol. 128 (3), 276-287
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.20
Abstract
To compare the safety and efficacy of earlier vs later treatment in preventing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in individuals with ocular hypertension. One thousand six hundred thirty-six individuals with intraocular pressure (IOP) from 24 to 32 mm Hg in 1 eye and 21 to 32 mm Hg in the fellow eye were randomized to observation or to topical ocular hypotensive medication. Median time of treatment in the medication group was 13.0 years. After a median of 7.5 years without treatment, the observation group received medication for a median of 5.5 years. To determine if there is a penalty for delaying treatment, we compared the cumulative proportions of participants who developed POAG at a median follow-up of 13 years in the original observation group and in the original medication group. Cumulative proportion of participants who developed POAG. The cumulative proportion of participants in the original observation group who developed POAG at 13 years was 0.22 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.19–0.25), vs 0.16 (95% CI, 0.13–0.19) in the original medication group (P=.009). Among participants at the highest third of baseline risk of developing POAG, the cumulative proportion who developed POAG was 0.40 (95% CI, 0.33–0.46) in the original observation group and 0.28 (95% CI, 0.22–0.34) in the original medication group. There was little evidence of increased adverse events associated with medication. Absolute reduction was greatest among participants at the highest baseline risk of developing POAG. Individuals at high risk of developing POAG may benefit from more frequent examinations and early preventive treatment. clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00000125Keywords
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