Table 1

Demographics and baseline characteristics (intent-to-treat population)

Bimatoprost/timolol PF (n=278)Bimatoprost/timolol (n=283)
Age, years, mean (range)63.6 (20–85)63.5 (23–86)
Gender, n (%)
 Female159 (57.2)162 (57.2)
Race, n (%)
 Black16 (5.8)14 (4.9)
 Caucasian221 (79.5)230 (81.3)
 Asian6 (2.2)7 (2.5)
 Hispanic/Latino35 (12.6)30 (10.6)
 Other0 (0.0)2 (0.7)
Ocular hypotensive medication washout*223 (80.2)213 (75.3)
 Brinzolamide83 (29.9)80 (28.3)
 Latanoprost54 (19.4)59 (20.8)
 Travoprost42 (15.1)24 (8.5)
 Timolol38 (13.7)31 (11.0)
 Bimatoprost28 (10.1)26 (9.2)
 Travoprost/timolol fixed combination13 (4.7)16 (5.7)
Iris colour †, n (%)
 Dark162 (58.3)171 (60.4)
 Light116 (41.7)112 (39.6)
Diagnosis, n (%)
 OHT55 (19.8)56 (19.8)
 Glaucoma220 (79.1)220 (77.7)
 OHT/Glaucoma‡3 (1.1)7 (2.5)
Mean IOP±SD, mm Hg, average of both eyes
 8:0024.9±2.124.9±2.1
 10:0024.3±2.524.2±2.4
 16:0023.4±2.923.4±2.7
Mean corneal thickness, µm±SD, average of both eyes552.2±26.4555.5±27.7
  • *Patients who required washout of any IOP-lowering medication prior to baseline. The most common medications used at screening (>5% of patients in either group) are listed.

  • †Iris colour: dark=blue/grey-brown, green-brown, brown, dark-brown and other dark colours; light=blue, blue-grey, grey, green, hazel and other light colours.

  • ‡OHT in one eye and glaucoma in the other eye.

  • Adapted from Day et al.14

  • IOP, intraocular pressure; OHT, ocular hypertension; PF, preservative-free.