Latanoprost and cystoid macular edema: is there a causal relation?
| Autor: | Carl B. Camras, Robert A. Schumer, Agneta K. Mandahl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures education Macular Edema chemistry.chemical_compound Risk Factors Ophthalmology Vasoactive Blood-Retinal Barrier medicine Humans Latanoprost Macular edema Antihypertensive Agents Intraocular Pressure Aged business.industry Causal relations General Medicine medicine.disease eye diseases Posterior segment of eyeball Clinical trial Ophthalmic solutions chemistry Prostaglandins F Synthetic sense organs Ophthalmic Solutions business |
| Zdroj: | Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 11:94-100 |
| ISSN: | 1040-8738 |
| Popis: | Published reports of the occurrence of cystoid macular edema (CME) in eyes being treated with latanoprost have led to concern regarding a possible causal relation between the two. Review of all published cases (28 eyes in 25 patients), plus another case reported here for the first time, indicates that all eyes had independent risk for development of CME, so that definitive conclusions about a causal relation cannot be established. In addition, controlled clinical trials and experimental studies with latanoprost have given no indication that latanoprost causes clinical CME. Pharmacokinetic considerations indicate that the concentration of latanoprost expected in the posterior segment of the eye is too low to have a pharmacologic effect, and latanoprost is not known to exhibit vasoactive or inflammatory properties. Nevertheless, reports of a possible association between CME and latanoprost use must be given serious consideration, and in eyes that are at risk for CME, an increased level of surveillance for its development is recommended. |
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