Table 1

Characteristics of included publications

Author
Year
Sample Size
(N completed)
Treatment Comparison

Topouzis et al [40]
2007
332
Travoprost 0.004%/timolol 0.5% versus once-daily latanoprost 0.005%/timolol 0.5%
Hommer [43]
2007
430
FC bimatoprost 0.03%/timolol 0.5% versus non-FC bimatoprost 0.03%/timolol 0.5%
Hollo et al [44]
2006
192
Timolol maleate versus brinzolamide both added to travoprost
Brittain et al [20]
2006
46
Combination timolol 0.5% and latanoprost 0.005% versus bimatoprost 0.03%
Day et al [21]
2005
32
bimatoprost 0.03% versus timolol maleate 0.5%/dorzolamide 2% FC
Netland et al [45]
2003
25
Brimonidine purite + bimatoprost versus timolol + latanoprost
Thomas et al [28]
2003
26
Latanoprost versus brimonidine
Whitcup et al [16]
2003
550
Bimatoprost versus timolol
Netland et al [23]
2001
760
Travoprost versus latanoprost versus timolol
Larsson [24]
2001
24
Latanoprost 0.005% versus timolol gel-forming solution 0.5%
Fechtner et al [42]
2004
238
FC dorzolamide 2%/timolol 0.5% (COSOPT™) versus latanoprost 0.005% (XALATAN™)
Cohen et al [17]
2004
284
Bimatoprost versus timolol
Shin et al [31]
2004
242
FC latanoprost/timolol versus FC dorzolamide/timolol
Tomita et al [25]
2004
39
Latanoprost versus timolol
Stewart et al [46]
2004
32
Latanoprost/timolol maleate FC versus concomitant brimonidine and latanoprost therapy
Gandolfi et al [11]
2001
214
Bimatoprost versus latanoprost
Watson et al [26]
1996
268
Latanoprost versus timolol
Konstas et al [57]
2002
35
Once-daily morning versus evening dosing of concomitant latanoprost/timolol
Day et al [47]
2003
31
Timolol 0.5%/Dorzolamide 2% FC versus timolol maleate 0.5% and unoprostone...
Parrish et al [12]
2003
410
Latanoprost versus bimatoprost versus Travoprost
Konstas et al [32]
2004
32
FC latanoprost 0.005%/timolol maleate 0.5% versus FC dorzolamide 2%/timolol maleate 0.5%
Sharpe et al [48]
2005
29
Brimonidine 0.2% versus unoprostone 0.15% both added to timolol maleate 0.5%
Higginbotham et al [18]
2002
1009
Bimatoprost versus timolol
Pfeiffer [33]
2002
396
FC latanoprost and timolol versus its individual components
Higginbotham et al [34]
2002
345
FC latanoprost and timolol versus monotherapy with either components
Konstas et al [49]
2008
53
Latanoprost and dorzolamide/timolol FC after 2 and 6 months of treatment
Konstas et al [37]
2007
40
Latanoprost versus travoprost
Franks et al [39]
2006
106
Travoprost 0.004% versus FC latanoprost 0.005%/timolol 0.5%
Diestelhorst et al [35]
2006
502
FC latanoprost and timolol in the evening versus concomitant use of the individual components
Hughes et al [41]
2005
293
FC travoprost 0.004%/timolol 0.5% ophthalmic solution versus concomitant use of the individual components
Schuman et al [50]
2005
387
FC travoprost 0.004%/timolol 0.5% versus concomitant travoprost 0.004% + timolol 0.5 versus timolol BID control
Konstas et al [29]
2005
31
Brimonidine purite versus dorzolamide each added to latanoprost
Diestelhorst et al [36]
2004
190
FC latanoprost/timolol versus concomitant latanoprost and timolol
Coleman et al [22]
2003
168
Bimatoprost (LUMIGAN) versus combined timolol and dorzolamide (COSOPT)
Zimmerman et al [13]
2003
2775
Various POAG monotherapy versus latanoprost
Stewart et al [51]
2003
29
FC timolol maleate/latanoprost versus timolol maleate + brimonidine
Noecker et al [14]
2003
249
Bimatoprost versus latanoprost
Honrubia et al [52]
2002
217
Latanoprost 0.005% versus FC dorzolamide 2% & timolol 0.5%
Simmons et al [30]
2002
107
Brimonidine versus latanoprost in patients uncontrolled on β – blockers
Goldberg et al [38]
2001
507
Topical travoprost versus timolol BID
DuBiner et al [15]
2001
59
Bimatoprost versus latanoprost
Brandt et al [19]
2001
556
QD, BID bimatoprost versus timolol BID
Susanna et al [53]
2001
98
Latanoprost versus unoprostone
Diestelhorst et al [54]
2000
179
Latanoprost versus pilocarpine T.I.D
Stewart et al [55]
1999
30
Timolol solution versus timolol gel each added to latanoprost
Konstas et al [27]
1999
34
Latanoprost versus timolol maleate
Petounis et al [56]
2001
148
Latanoprost versus dorzolamide each added to timolol

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