Reasons for withdrawal
Reason | Drug | ||
---|---|---|---|
Timolol | Betaxolol | Carteolol | |
Ocular | Eyes | Eyes | Eyes |
No change or increase in IOP despite treatment | 5 | 14 | 5 |
Initial fall IOP Rise to original level | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Failure to achieve target IOP of < 21 mm Hg | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Uncontrolled IOP (total eyes) | 23 | 36 | 18 |
Average initial IOP | 27.74 (0.48) | 27.98 (0.43) | 27.78 (0.46) |
Average initial IOP of those withdrawn | 30.4 (0.52) | 30.70 (0.54) | 30.75 (0.54) |
Average IOP at withdrawal | 27.1 (0.40) | 28.5 (0.43) | 26.78 (0.41) |
Other ocular | Eyes | Eyes | Eyes |
Visual field deterioration with satisfactory reduction in IOP | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Visual disturbance | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Medical | Patients | Patients | Patients |
Bradycardia | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Breathlessness | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Non-medical | |||
Patient request for surgery (patients) | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Moved away (patients) | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Deceased (patients) | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Other non-medical (patients) | 2 | 4 | 2 |