Table 6

Mean reduction of systemic blood pressure and heart rate and their 95% confidence intervals after using timolol or latanoprost

TrialTimololLatanoprost
Systolic BP (mm Hg)Diastolic BP (mm Hg)Heart rate (beats/min)Systolic BP (mm Hg)Diastolic BP (mm Hg)Heart rate (beats/min)
Camraset al 199629
 2 weeks2.0 (−2.3, 6.3)0.0 (−2.3, 2.3)2 (0, 4)1.0 (−3.2, 5.2)0.0 (−2.6, 2.6)1 (−2, 4)
 3 months3.0 (−1.4, 7.4)0.0 (−2.3, 2.3)4 (2, 6) 0.0 (−4.3, 4.3)0.0 (−2.4, 2.4)2 (−1, 5)
 6 months3.0 (−1.4, 7.4)0.0 (−2.6, 2.6)4 (2, 6) 0.0 (−4.4, 4.4)0.0 (−2.6, 2.6)1 (−2, 4)
Drance et al199830
 3 weeks5.0 (1.5, 8.5)2.0 (0.2, 4.2)/−0.6 (−4.1, 2.9)−0.4 (−2.4, 1.6)/
Nicolela et al 199635
 1 week1.3 (−12.6, 15.2)0.2 (−7.7, 8.1)0 (−8, 8)1.8 (−11.3, 14.9)0.3 (−7.3, 7.9)5 (−8, 18)
Watson et al 199637
 6 months//2 (−1, 5)///
  • BP = blood pressure.

  • p<0.01.