Recently, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has been demonstrated to lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) and medication use in NTG. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy ...

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 ...

After 6 years of follow-up, patients randomized to selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) had a 29% lower rate of glaucoma progression versus eye drop therapy. The rate of fast progression was more ...

CHICAGO -- Upfront laser trabeculoplasty significantly slowed glaucoma progression and vision loss as compared with eye drops ...