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Expert Opinion / Commentary · December 11, 2023

2023 Top Story in Eye Care: Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma

 

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  1. Efficacy of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Patients With Glaucoma [abstract of Takusagawa HL, Hoguet A, Sit AJ, et al. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.07.029. Online ahead of print]. PracticeUpdate Eye Care. 2023 Oct 1. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/c/157078/48/5. Accessed November 6, 2023.
  2. Takusagawa HL, Hoguet A, Sit AJ, et al. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty for the Treatment of Glaucoma: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.07.029. Online ahead of print.
  3. Gazzard G, Konstantakopoulou E, Garway-Heath D, et al. Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: Six-Year Results of Primary Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty versus Eye Drops for the Treatment of Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension. Ophthalmology. 2023;130(2):139-151.
  4. Bovell AM, Damji KF, Hodge WG, et al. Long term effects on the lowering of intraocular pressure: selective laser or argon laser trabeculoplasty?. Can J Ophthalmol. 2011;46(5):408-413.
  5. Narayanaswamy A, Leung CK, Istiantoro DV, et al. Efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary angle-closure glaucoma: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015;133(2):206-212.
  6. Lee JW, Chan CW, Wong MO, et al. A randomized control trial to evaluate the effect of adjuvant selective laser trabeculoplasty versus medication alone in primary open-angle glaucoma: preliminary results. Clin Ophthalmol. 2014;8:1987-1992.
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  8. Hutnik C, Crichton A, Ford B, et al. Selective laser trabeculoplasty versus argon laser trabeculoplasty in glaucoma patients treated previously with 360 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty: a randomized, single-blind, equivalence clinical trial. Ophthalmology. 2019;126(2):223-232.

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