Schulzer 1991.
| Methods | RCT. Open label. | |
| Participants | 137 people with OHT. Racial constitution is not reported. Inclusion criteria: IOP above or equal to 22 mmHg, normal visual fields (Goldmann perimeter). Exclusion criteria: Obvious sign of glaucomatous disc changes, ocular infections, trauma or surgery within 6 months before the study, resting pulse of 50 beats or less, systemic beta‐blockers. | |
| Interventions | Timolol 0.5% twice daily. No treatment. | |
| Outcomes | Incidence of reproducible visual field defect. Incidence of disc haemorrhages. Incidence of stereophotographically documented optic nerve changes. | |
| Notes | 6 years follow up. 22 drop‐outs: 12 timolol (2 adverse drug reaction) and 10 untreated. The reasons for drop‐out are not specified. | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |