Safety and Efficacy of Benzalkonium Chloride-optimized Tafluprost in Japanese Glaucoma Patients With Existing Superficial Punctate Keratitis

Autor: Miho Enoki, Koh Hei Sonoda, Kayoko Tokuhisa, Rie Shiraishi, Y. Ishida, Shinji Hirano, Masako Nakayama, Makiko Wakuta, Norihisa Takahashi, Hideaki Yoshino, Shinichiro Teranishi, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Yukiko Kondo, Yoshihisa Nuno, Takeshi Sagara
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Glaucoma. 24:e145-e150
ISSN: 1057-0829
DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000020
Popis: PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of benzalkonium chloride (BAK)-optimized tafluprost (with a BAK concentration reduced from 0.01% to 0.001%) in glaucoma patients with existing superficial punctate keratitis (SPK). PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective, multicenter, open-label study was designed to compare BAK-optimized tafluprost administered over 12 weeks relative to other preserved prostaglandin analogs previously administered in Japanese glaucoma patients. Thirty patients with SPK graded at
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