Laser eye surgeries can help treat glaucoma by improving the outflow of fluid in the eye. Types of surgeries include trabeculoplasty, iridotomy, and cyclophotocoagulation. Doctors may suggest a ...

Selective laser trabeculoplasty reduced glaucoma eye drop usage in 83% of patients at 18 months postoperative, a study found. Anjali S. Hawkins, MD, PhD, spoke with Ocular Surgery News about a poster ...

A review of selective laser trabeculoplasty in glaucoma management, and when it is appropriate to consider as a treatment option. Neil Minkoff, MD: As we move into different types of therapy, laser ...

CHICAGO -- Upfront laser trabeculoplasty significantly slowed glaucoma progression and vision loss as compared with eye drops, long-term follow-up from a large randomized trial showed. After 6 years ...

July 21, 2003 -- Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is a safe and effective primary treatment for open-angle glaucoma, according to the results of a prospective pilot study published in the July ...

This study adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed patient consent and approval by the Institutional Review Board of The Hospital Authority of Hong Kong were obtained prior to ...