Introduction Laser trabeculoplasty is an effective and widely used treatment for glaucoma. A new laser technology, the Eagle direct selective laser trabeculoplasty (DSLT) device, may provide automated ...

A teaching arm, funded by Hywel Dda Health Charities, has been installed at Glangwili Hospital’s ophthalmology department to support training in laser eye procedures.

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 ...

In a moment that drew applause and admiration from Ghana’s top business and political leaders, Dr. Michael Ekuoba Gyasi, Executive Director of St. Thomas ...

Purpose: To investigate whether the planning of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) influences the intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG). Conclusions: The IOP was ...

Purpose: To evaluate the economic impact of the following initial treatment scenarios for glaucoma on the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS): (1) traditional continuous instillation of hypotensive ...

ALT works in about 75% of people with the most common kind of glaucoma. Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT): If ALT doesn’t work so well, your doctor may try this. Your doctor beams a highly ...

Selective laser trabeculoplasty with Nd-YAG laser is as effective as the use of prostaglandin analogues as initial treatment in the early stages of glaucoma. Regarding the quality of life scale, ...

Open-angle glaucoma prevalence is projected to rise over the next quarter century, and optometrists, particularly those practicing in states that allow them to perform laser procedures, are finding ...