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 ...

“This dual-function machine - offering both SLT and YAG laser capabilities - represents a significant upgrade in how we manage glaucoma, particularly in its early to moderate stages,” she said, ...

In a major step toward combating glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in Ghana, St. Thomas Eye Hospital has officially launched the revolutionary Twin STAR SLT/YAG combo laser ...

Traditional glaucoma treatment options include: • Medicated eye drops to reduce fluid production or improve drainage • Oral medications, often a last resort due to systemic side effects • Laser ...

The DSLT has similar results in eye pressure reduction, but the laser is automated, non-contact, and takes 2.5 seconds to deliver the treatment." With these advances, the outlook for glaucoma ...

At entry, 127 eyes of 69 patients were enrolled in the SLT/MED study. There were 67 eyes (38 patients) in the SLT group and 60 eyes (31 patients) in the medical group at baseline. One hundred eyes ...

Surgery can be a treatment for glaucoma. How do you know if you’ll need it? ... Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT): If ALT doesn’t work so well, your doctor may try this.

Glaucoma treatments run the gamut from the use of a variety of different medications to innovative laser or surgical procedures, and more. Usually, your practitioner will decide which approach is ...

Although SLT has been recommended as a front-line therapy for many years, it has, recently, been relegated to an adjunctive procedure in the traditional treatment algorithm, which specifies that drops ...