Effects of topical indomethacin pretreatment on argon laser trabeculoplasty: A randomised, double-masked study on black South Africans

Abstract

This randomised, double-masked study on 45 black South Africans compares the effect of topical indomethacin pretreatment with that of placebo on the immediate postoperative increase or reduction in intraocular pressure one week and one month after argon laser trabeculoplasty. There was no significant difference in the incidence and the magnitude of the immediate postoperative intraocular pressure increase between the two groups, though they occurredsignificantly later in the indomethacin-treated group (p