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Wydanie 3/2007

Zastosowanie leku Nyolol Gel 0,1% w terapii jaskry młodzieńczej i nadciśnienia ocznego u dzieci w materiale własnym - doniesienia wstępne

Nyolol Gel 0.1% Use in the Treatment of Juvenile Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension in Children in Own Material - Preliminary Report

Magdalena Pilas-Pomykalska, Janusz Czajkowski, Joanna Juszczyk, Anna Wyrwicka, Dorota Tomaszkiewicz-Mondry, Dorota Matusiak, Danuta Węgrzynowska, Piotr Grzybowski

Klinika Okulistyki Instytutu "Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki" w Łodzi Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Czajkowski Specjalistyczny Gabinet Okulistyczny "Oculo-Med" Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Janusz Czajkowski

Summary: Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of treatment and Nyolol Gel 0.1% side effects incidence in Juvenile Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension in children. Material and methods: study design: 4-months observation study. 47 patients (20 patients with juvenile glaucoma and 27 patients with ocular hypertension below 18 years of age) first diagnosed were included into the study. All patients underwent complete ophthalmological examination: slit lamp exam, IOP measurement, pachymetry, gonioscopy, refractive error, fundus exam, HRT, and visual field testing (using Octopus 301 perimeter). Patients were examined in a month intervals, all side effects were reported. Results: 70% patients with ocular hypertension and 42% patients with juvenile glaucoma reached target IOP without additional treatment. In 23% patients Nyolol Gel 0.1% was replaced with other medication. In both groups, adverse effects (minor) appeared in 17% patients. Conclusions: Nyolol Gel 0.1% once daily, provides statistically significant IOP decrease in ocular hypertensive treatment and is comparatively well tolerated in children with juvenile glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

Keywords: Nyolol, timolol gel-forming solution, Juvenile Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension, glaucoma treatment.

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