Table 6

Number of ocular and systemic adverse events reported during the study (withdrawn patients included)

Adverse event Latanoprost Timolol-pilocarpine
Ocular (n=39)(n=94)
Ocular discomfort 3370
Blurred vision 254
Decreased visual acuity 418
Decreased twilight vision 114
Visual field changes/scotoma 411
Photophobia 0 9
Eyelid pain and discomfort 2 9
Conjunctival hyperaemia 7 5
Increased IOP 1 3
Punctate corneal erosions 2 0
Conjunctivitis 1 2
Other1312
Systemic (n=11)(n=36)
Headache 425
Dizziness 1 4
Influenza 4 1
Vertigo/imbalance 1  4
Nausea 0 1
Other 3  9
  • In parenthesis, n = number of patients reporting adverse events.

  • Ocular discomfort includes burning, itching, tearing, dry eye, stinging, foreign body eye sensation, and eye pain. Some events reported as serious adverse event, a total of six patients for both treatments groups. Please see text for explanation.