Performing selective laser trabeculoplasty a second time after an initially successful laser treatment lost efficacy appears to be an effective way of continuing to lower pressure, a study found. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new laser for performing selective laser trabeculoplasty was recently approved by the Food and Drug ...

November 14, 2007 (New Orleans) — Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) appears to be equivalent to argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) in terms of lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) over a 5-year ...

Neil Minkoff, MD: As we move into different types of therapy, laser therapy is another viable treatment option. We try to understand patients on drops vs patients with implants vs patients with 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 ...

If the laser isn’t aimed properly, it can cause inflammation, macular swelling, scarring, or corneal changes, according to Dr Desai. And while the technology can be cost-prohibitive for some practices ...

BETHESDA, Md. (WUSA9)-- Glaucoma,it is often called the "sneak thief of sight". It is not curable and a leading cause of blindness. Glaucoma is caused by increased pressure in the eye. The symptoms ...

Background Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) is commonly treated with anti-glaucoma medications. Recently, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been demonstrated to lower the intraocular pressure ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effect of modified goniopuncture with the 532-nm Nd : YAG selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) laser on eyes after ...

Laser treatment has the potential to transform the management of glaucoma in Africa, and to prevent more people from going irreversibly blind, particularly in regions with high disease prevalence and ...

Before watching the video, approximately half (52%) of the physicians reported that their newly diagnosed patients receive laser therapy and only 47% said they would use it as first-line therapy for ...