Table 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
| Inclusion criteria | |
| Age >18 years | Male/female, all races |
| Primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation glaucoma, pigment dispersion glaucoma, and ocular hypertension | In one or both the eyes |
| Baseline IOP after washout (study eye) | IOP between 18 and 32 mmHg in one of the 3 measurements (in the eyes not included in the study (fellow eye); IOP must have been controllable on no pharmacologic treatment or on the study medicine only) |
| Best-corrected distance visual acuity | 20/200 (Snellen equivalent) or better in the study eye |
|
| |
| Exclusion criteria | |
| Patients presenting one of the following criteria were excluded from study enrollment. | |
| Chronic or recurrent inflammatory eye disease | |
| Ocular trauma within the past six months | |
| Current ocular infection, i.e., conjunctivitis or keratitis | |
| Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry | |
| Intraocular surgery or laser treatment within the past three months | |
| Inability to discontinue contact lens wear during the study | |
| Use of any systemic medication that would affect IOP with less than a 1-month stable dosing regimen before the screening visit | |
| Patient allergic to sulfonamides | |
| Severe renal dysfunction or hyperchloraemic acidosis | |