The Secondary Beneficial Effects of Prostaglandin Analog Treatment in Thyroid Eye Disease Patients.
Thyroid Eye Disease, Ocular Hypertension, Glaucoma
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Thyroid Eye Disease focused on measuring Thyroid Eye Disease, Graves' Disease, Prostaglandin Analogues
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- mild or moderate to severe thyroid eye disease in one or both eyes
- age > 18 years
- informed consent
- intraocular pressure > 21 mmHg or glaucoma suspect or glaucoma diagnosed in one or both eyes
- not on current prostaglandin analog intraocular pressure lowering therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- sight threatening thyroid eye disease
- children < 18 years old
- patients that are not compliant with treatment or follow-up
- patients already on prostaglandin analog treatment
- patients that undergo cosmetic periocular procedures during the study will be excluded from further follow up
- patients that cannot tolerate prostaglandin analog treatment.
- patients with bilateral thyroid eye disease and elevated intraocular pressures that cannot tolerate treatment with timolol or an alternative intraocular pressure lowering medication such as trusopt, combigan, cosopt.
Sites / Locations
- Stanford Hospital and Clinics
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Prostaglandin Analog vs Timolol
Prostaglandin Analog
In this group, with thyroid eye disease and increased intraocular pressure in both eyes, prostaglandin analog eyedrop (bimatoprost 0.01%, travoprost z 0.004%, tafluprost 0.0015% or latanoprost 0.005%) will be administered once a day, topically, into one - randomised eye. Timolol 0.5% eye drop will be administered topically in second, control eye, two times a day.
In this group, with thyroid eye disease and increased intraocular pressure in only one eye Prostaglandin Analog eyedrop (bimatoprost 0.01%, travoprost z 0.004%, tafluprost 0.0015% or latanoprost 0.005%) will be administered once a day, topically, into one, affected eye.