This study was undertaken to compare the ocular haemodynamic effects of Combigan庐 versus placebo in patients with ocular hypertension (OHT).
Thirty patients with OHT were included in a controlled, randomised, double blind study in two parallel groups; 15 were randomised to receive Combigan庐 and 15 to receive placebo for a period of 3 months. At baseline and at 3 months retrobulbar blood flowmeasurements of the ophthalmic artery (OA) and central retinal artery (CRA) were taken using colour Doppler imaging(CDI) ultrasound, concurrently with intraocular pressure (IOP).
Combigan庐 significantly reduced IOP after 3 months of treatment (P = 0.001), whereas placebo showed no significant change in IOP. The baseline haemodynamic parameters were similar between treatment and placebo groups. Patients treated with Combigan庐 showed a statistically significant decrease in CRA resistive index (P = 0.007).
Patients treated for 3 months with Combigan庐 showed a significant decrease of CRA resistive index that could be explained by the decrease in IOP.