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  Vol. 115 No. 10, October 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Topical 2.0% dorzolamide vs oral acetazolamide for prevention of intraocular pressure rise after neodymium:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy

I. D. Ladas, S. Baltatzis, D. Panagiotidis, P. Zafirakis, S. N. Kokolakis and G. P. Theodossiadis
Department of Ophthalmology, Athens University School of Medicine, Greece.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of topical 2.0% dorzolamide hydrochloride with oral acetazolamide in preventing intraocular pressure (IOP) rise following neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study. PATIENTS: Two hundred ten patients undergoing Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. INTERVENTION: Pretreatment with dorzolamide, acetazolamide, or placebo. Dorzolamide administration as a single drop (1 drop approximately 20 microL) 1 hour before capsulotomy. Acetazolamide administration as a single dose of 125 mg orally 1 hour before capsulotomy. RESULTS: At first and third hour postoperatively, IOPs and IOP changes from baseline were significantly (P<.001) higher in the placebo group than in the dorzolamide or acetazolamide group. At the same time, IOPs and IOP changes from baseline were similar (P>.50) in the dorzolamide and acetazolamide groups. No patient treated with dorzolamide or acetazolamide experienced an IOP higher than 30 mm Hg after capsulotomy, but 15.7% of patients receiving placebo had an IOP above this level (P<.001). Of patients receiving placebo, 5.7% experienced IOP higher than 35 mm Hg. No serious side effects were recorded in any of the studied patients. CONCLUSION: Topical 2.0% dorzolamide and oral acetazolamide, given prophylactically as a single administration 1 hour before Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy, have comparable high efficacy and safety in preventing IOP elevation following this procedure.





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