Table 5.
Overview of the Values of Color Doppler Imaging Measurements, Ocular Perfusion Pressure, and Intraocular Pressure and Their Changes to Baseline for Study Treatment Groups (per Protocol Analyses)
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Dorzolamide/timolol treatment |
Brinzolamide/timolol treatment |
Difference between treatment groups |
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Variable | Mean (95% CI) difference from timolol baseline | P value | Mean (95% CI) difference from timolol baseline | P value | Mean (95% CI) | P value |
Ophthalmic artery | ||||||
PSV | −0.10 (−1.31 to 1.13) | 0.890 | −0.09 (−1.40 to 1.20) | 0.892 | −0.96 (−2.25 to 0.32) | 0.140 |
EDV | 1.33 (0.97 to 1.68) | <0.001 | −0.06 (−0.41 to 0.29) | 0.728 | 1.08 (0.70 to 1.46) | <0.001 |
RI | −0.04 (−0.05 to −0.03) | <0.001 | 0.00 (−0.01 to 0.01) | 0.532 | −0.04 (−0.05 to −0.03) | <0.001 |
Short posterior ciliary arteries | ||||||
PSV | 1.15 (0.70 to 1.60) | <0.001 | 0.38 (−0.33 to 1.08) | 0.292 | 1.29 (0.72 to 1.87) | <0.001 |
EDV | 0.61 (0.42 to 0.81) | <0.001 | −0.02 (−0.28 to 0.24) | 0.896 | 0.61 (0.39 to 0.85) | <0.001 |
RI | −0.04 (−0.05 to −0.03) | <0.001 | 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.03) | 0.097 | −0.05 (−0.06 to −0.04) | <0.001 |
Central retinal artery | ||||||
PSV | 1.17 (0.55 to 1.78) | <0.001 | 0.11 (−0.66 to 0.87) | 0.783 | 1.14 (0.42 to 1.85) | 0.002 |
EDV | 0.60 (0.31 to 0.90) | <0.001 | −0.01 (−0.35 to 0.34) | 0.968 | 0.48 (0.15 to 0.81) | 0.005 |
RI | −0.04 (−0.06 to −0.02) | 0.001 | 0.00 (−0.01 to 0.02) | 0.619 | −0.04 (−0.06 to −0.03) | 0.008 |
OPP | 4.2 (2.4 to 6.1) | <0.001 | 4.2 (2.4 to 6.0) | <0.001 | 0.1 (−0.8 to 1.4) | 0.842 |
IOP | −4.4 (−4.8 to −3.9) | <0.001 | −4.3 (−4.9 to −3.8) | <0.001 | 0.0 (−0.28 to 0.30) | 0.753 |
Abbreviations: PSV, peak systolic velocity (cm/s); EDV, end diastolic velocity (cm/s); RI, resistance index; OPP, ocular perfusion pressure (mmHg); IOP, intraocular pressure (mmHg).
P values are calculated comparing the parameters at baseline and at the end of the study (two-way ANOVA test); P values were considered statistically significant if lower than 0.005 (Bonferroni correction).