Effects of topical low-dose preservative-free hydrocortisone on intraocular pressure in patients affected by ocular surface disease with and without glaucoma.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021;
260:247-253. [PMID:
34406502 DOI:
10.1007/s00417-021-05345-3]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE
This study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of short-term treatment for ocular surface disease (OSD) with topical low-dose (1,005 mg) preservative-free hydrocortisone in one hundred patients with and without glaucoma.
METHODS
This was an open label non-randomized clinical trial. Patients with OSD with and without primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) received topical low-dose (1,005 mg) preservative-free hydrocortisone twice daily in each eye for 2 weeks. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmological examination at baseline (T0) and at 1 (T1) and 2 (T2) weeks post-treatment. At each visit, the intraocular pressure (IOP) and the ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire scores were recorded; the Schirmer test was performed only at T0 and T2.
RESULTS
The OSDI score significantly decreased in both the POAG and no-POAG groups (both p < 0.0001) after hydrocortisone treatment, with no difference between the two groups (p = 0.72). There were no significant differences in IOP and Schirmer test results between T0 and T2 in both treatment groups (p = 0.68 and p = 0.83, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS
Topical low-dose (1,005 mg) preservative-free hydrocortisone is safe and effective for improving OSD symptoms both in patients with and without POAG.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
The trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov under NCT04536129 on 01/09/2020 ("retrospectively registered").
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