EVALUATING THE SIDE EFFECTS OF TAFLUPROST 0.0015% IN PRIMARY OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
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Objectives: To evaluate the side effects of Tafluprost 0,0015%. Patients and Methods: A prospective descriptive study recruited 46 eyes of 28 POAG patients who were treated medically from February 2015 to September 2015. All side effects locally and systematically were analyxed at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months. Results: systematic side effects were not noted over 3 months of follow-up. Some local issues as eye irritation (6.2%), eye itching (3.1%), eye pain (3.1%) occurred at 2 weeks which responded well to treatment and disappeared at following check-up. Eye redness happened at 1 week but decreased over time. Eyelash elongation happened in only 2 eyes (4.3%) after 3 months of treatment. Mild and moderate eye dryness was seen in 50% and 25% of cases at 1 week that remained unchanged after 3 months (46,8% and 31.2%). The severe dry eye at 1 week was 6.2% and was improved to 0% after 3 months. Conclusion: Tafluprost 0.0015% was safe in POAG treatment without systematic side effects and with mild local side effects.
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POAG, Tafluprost 0.0015%, side effects
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