Author： Ishibashi Takeshi Yokoi Norihiko Bron Anthony J. Tiffany John M. Komuro Aoi Kinoshita Shigeru
Publisher： Informa Healthcare
ISSN： 0271-3683
Source： Current Eye Research, Vol.27, Iss.2, 2003-08, pp. : 117-122
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Abstract
Purpose. To investigate the retention of reversibly thermo-gelling timolol (TG-timolol) on the human ocular surface using video meniscometry. Methods. The study population consisted of 14 healthy volunteers with no external eye disease. Fifteen μl TG-timolol were instilled into one eye of each subject and the same volume of aqueous, timolol ophthalmic solution was instilled in the fellow eye, in a masked fashion. Tear meniscus curvature was monitored at the center of the lower meniscus in each eye, using a newly-developed video meniscometer, before and at one-minute intervals for ten minutes after, the instillation. The radius of meniscus curvature (R) was calculated from printed video-images using the concave mirror formula. The change in R with time after instillation was compared for the two groups. Results. The change in meniscus radius with time t [defined as ?R(t) = R(t) – R(0)] showed a significant exponential regression in both the TG-timolol and the timolol groups. There was a significant difference in the value of ?R(5) and ?R(10) between eyes with TG-timolol [?R(5) = 0.29mm, ?R(10) = 0.18mm] and eyes with timolol only [?R(5) = 0.10mm, ?R(10) = 0.06mm] [?R(5): P < 0.001, ?R(10): P < 0.001]. The area under each regression curve of ?R(t), an indicator of vehicle retention, was greater in the eyes treated with TG-timolol than in those receiving timolol only (2.09 vs. 0.56, P < 0.001). Conclusions. The present study demonstrated that the reversibly thermo-gelling timolol was better retained at the ocular surface than conventional, aqueous timolol.
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