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. 2022 May 28;11(4):1517–1537. doi: 10.1007/s40123-022-00527-6

Table 3.

Treatment-emergent adverse events in study eyes after single bimatoprost implant 10 µg administration by time of onset or worsening (within 2 days or more than 2 days after administration)

TEAE Pooled phase 3 ARTEMIS studiesa Phase 1/2 studyb
Number of patients (%) Number of patients (%)
Within 2 dc > 2 d Within 2 dc > 2 d
Bimatoprost implant (n = 372) Topical timolol BID (n = 370) Bimatoprost implant (n = 372) Topical timolol BID (n = 370) Bimatoprost implant (n = 21) Bimatoprost implant (n = 21)
Any TEAE 131 (35.2) 93 (25.1) 62 (16.7) 48 (13.0) 7 (33.3) 7 (33.3)
Conjunctival hyperemia 66 (17.7) 40 (10.8) 19 (5.1) 11 (3.0) 2 (9.5) 1 (4.8)
Eye pain 21 (5.6) 10 (2.7) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.3) 3 (14.3) 0
Foreign body sensation 20 (5.4) 9 (2.4) 5 (1.3) 0 3 (14.3) 0
Eye irritation 16 (4.3) 16 (4.3) 3 (0.8) 2 (0.5) 0 0
Punctate keratitis 13 (3.5) 9 (2.4) 1 (0.3) 3 (0.8) 2 (9.5) 0
Vision blurred 13 (3.5) 7 (1.9) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.3) 1 (4.8) 1 (4.8)
Photophobia 12 (3.2) 2 (0.5) 3 (0.8) 0 2 (9.5) 1 (4.8)
Conjunctival hemorrhage 11 (3.0) 13 (3.5) 0 0 2 (9.5) 0
Lacrimation increased 7 (1.9) 9 (2.4) 1 (0.3) 0 3 (14.3) 1 (4.8)
Dry eye 5 (1.3) 5 (1.4) 7 (1.9) 4 (1.1) 1 (4.8) 0
Iritis 5 (1.3) 0 4 (1.1) 0 0 0
Anterior chamber cell 4 (1.1) 0 2 (0.5) 0 0 0
Eyelid edema 1 (0.3) 4 (1.1) 0 0 0 0
Eyelid erythema 1 (0.3) 4 (1.1) 1 (0.3) 0 0 0
IOP increased 0 1 (0.3) 4 (1.1) 4 (1.1) 0 1 (4.8)
Cataract 0 1 (4.8)
Chalazion 0 1 (4.8)
Conjunctivitis 0 1 (4.8)
Cyclitis 1 (4.8) 0
Eyelid ptosis 0 1 (4.8)
Foreign body in eye 0 1 (4.8)
Visual acuity reduced 1 (4.8) 1 (4.8)
Vitreous detachment 0 1 (4.8)

BID twice daily, d days, IOP intraocular pressure, TEAE treatment-emergent adverse event

aAll study eye TEAEs reported in ≥ 1% of patients up to 16 weeks after a single administration of 10-µg bimatoprost implant or sham administration (in the timolol BID eyes) are listed

bAll study eye TEAEs reported after a single administration of 10-µg bimatoprost implant over a mean follow-up of 15.3 months are listed

cTEAEs with onset or worsening within 2 days after the day 1 administration of implant or the sham procedure