Lumigan Indian Experience
The India Lumigan Early Experience Data
(L.E.E.D.) Study Group
(Cross-references:
- Introduction and Target Intra-ocular
pressure - Dr. Ravin Das
- The role of intra-ocular pressure in glaucoma
(Landmark studies in Glaucoma) - Dr. Shabbir Hussain (Slide 1-28)
- Implementing what we have learnt
- Dr. Major Avinash Mishra (Slide 29-50)
- Achieving the targets set by
the studies & reaching difficult target pressures - Dr. Rahul
Shukla (Slide 51-85)
- Lumigan the Indian
experience (L.E.E.D) - Dr. Shabbir Hussain. (Slide 86-100)
Objective and Trial Design
To evaluate the response to Bimatoprost in "real-life" clinical
practices
- Open-label, 2-month surveillance trial
- In glaucoma or ocular hypertension patients who need additional
IOP lowering, or who are intolerant of other medications
- Bimatoprost was used as monotherapy, replacement therapy or adjunctive
therapy at physicians' discretion
Patient Population
571 patients from 72 clinical sites in India
6.4 % lost to follow-up
74.2 % equal to or older than 50
38.5 % female and 61.5 % Male
97.6 % Asian
90.2% with open-angle glaucoma and 9.8% with ocular hypertension
Baseline Characteristics

Medications at Baseline and During Study






Adverse Events
Bimatoprost was safe and well tolerated
Very few adverse events were observed (13.2%)
The reported adverse events are
· Conjuntival hyperemia (2.7%)
· Conjuctival congestion (1.3%)
· Redness (2.5%)
· Pain (1.1%)
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