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Table 2 Summary of clinical studies of drugs for the treatment of Sturge-Weber syndrome secondary glaucoma

From: Sturge-Weber syndrome secondary glaucoma: From Pathogenesis to Treatment

Drug

Author

Number of eyes involved

Follow-up (months)

Result

Propranolol

Wygnanski-Jaffe et al. [60]

4

3

One patient successfully controlled (a temporary hypotensive effect after one week)

Latanoprost

Ong et al. [67]

Altuna et al. [72]

14

18

12

6

50% successfully controlled

16.7% (3/18) successfully controlled

Netarsudil

Kaufman et al. [75]

6

25

Average IOP reduced by about 30%

  1. IOP = intraocular pressure