Selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary open-angle glaucoma: Primary versus secondary treatment outcomes
African Vision and Eye Health
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary open-angle glaucoma: Primary versus secondary treatment outcomes | |
| Creator | Goosen, Emil Visser, Linda Sartorius, Ben | |
| Description | Objective: To compare the outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) on treatmentnaive, primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients with those of SLT on patients previously treated medically and/or surgically. Secondary objectives: To establish whether age, race or gender influenced SLT outcomes.Design: A retrospective chart review of patients who received SLT therapy for POAG between June 2011 and January 2015.Subjects: Group A: Treatment-naive patients (n = 15). Group B: Prior medical therapy and/or prior surgery (n = 69).Methods: Group A: Patients were treated with SLT therapy as first line, with medical treatment added as needed. Group B: Patients were treated with SLT therapy as additional therapy to medication and/or surgery. All patients were followed up for at least 1 year.Main outcome measures: A reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) of at least 20% from baseline was considered significant.Results: The following percentage reduction in IOP was found in the different groups: Group A 50.7%, Group B 32.0%, Africans 52.2%, Indians 29.8% and Caucasians 28.87%.Conclusion: In our study patients, SLT achieved significant reductions in IOPs in treatmentnaive as well as previously surgically and medically treated eyes with POAG. Statistically significant higher reductions in IOP at 1 year after SLT was seen in treatment-naive eyes, patients older than 70 years when compared with younger patients, female patients (54%) when compared with male patients (30%) and in patients of African (52%) descent compared with Caucasians (30%). | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-11-03 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/aveh.v75i1.338 | |
| Source | African Vision and Eye Health; Vol 75, No 1 (2016); 6 pages 2410-1516 2413-3183 | |
| Language | eng | |
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