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¹S.B. Gebze Fatih Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, Kocaeli, Uz. Dr.
²S.B. Muş Devlet Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, Muş, Uz. Dr.
³S.B. Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul, Uz. Dr.
⁴Ataköy Dünya Göz Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul, Uz. Dr.
⁵S.B. Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Göz Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul, Prof. Dr. Purpose: Intraocular pressure lowering efficacy of prostaglandin analog therapy have been studied in this study.
Materials and Methods: 30 eyes of 15 patients using Latanoprost, 28 eyes of 14 patients using Travoprost and 20 eyes of 10 patients using Bimatoprost with diagnosis of glaucoma or ocular hypertension are included in this study. The control examinations and intraocular pressure measurements are done at the 1^st, 3^rd and 6^th months of treatment.
Results: 56.4%of patients included in the study was female and 43.6%was male. The mean age of the patiens was 54.08 years. No difference was found between the groups in the intraocular lowering efficacy.
Conclusions: According to this study, all 3 prostaglandin analog therapies were found to have similar efficacy. Keywords : Bimatoprost, glaucoma, Latanoprost, prostaglandin analogs, Travoprost