Efficacy of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Targeting Nasal Versus Inferior 180-degree

Conditions de participation

• Sexe:

  ALL

• Âges admissibles:

  18 and up

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years and older
* Ability to comprehend the study procedures and agreement to proceed with primary SLT treatment
* Diagnosis of primary or secondary open angle glaucoma or glaucoma suspects with ocular hypertension
* Bilateral disease
* Pre-SLT IOP \>21 mmHg measured at least twice during patient's lifetime with or without medication
* Open angles with moderate to intense trabecular pigmentation
* Mild to moderate visual field defects (24-2 standard mean deviations better than the Swedish interactive thresholding algorithm standard of 12 dB)
* No adequate IOP control (low treatment compliance, substantial adverse effects with eyedrops, and at least 2 IOP measurements higher than the individualized target IOP)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unwilling or unable to give consent
* Unable to attend scheduled post-operative visits
* Previous history of either laser treatment or intraocular surgery, except for non-complicated cataract surgery (performed \>6 months before SLT)
* History of ocular trauma
* Narrow angles
* Retinal detachment
* Active iris neovascularization or active proliferative retinopathy
* Active uveitis
* Monocular patients
* Current use of steroids (ocular, periocular, or systemic)