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Primary lasertrabeculoplasty a comparison of 50 spots in 180° and 100 spots in 360° of the trabecular meshwork
Author(s) -
Elsås Tor
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1987.tb08514.x
Subject(s) - spots , trabecular meshwork , ophthalmology , medicine , blind spot , glaucoma , visual field loss , optics , pathology , physics
. Primary LTP was performed in 20 eyes with 50 spots in 180° and in 26 eyes with 100 spots in 360° of the trabecular meshwork. These eyes had received no earlier glaucoma medication. They were followed prospectively for 12 months. Prelaser IOP was 36.3 ± 8.0 mmHg in the 50 spot group and 35.9 ± 6.6 mmHg in the 100 spot group. Treatment was considered successfull if IOP was ≤ 22 mmHg with no medication and no further disk damage or loss of visual field. The success rate 12 months after LTP was 15% in the 50 spot group and 69% in the 100 spot group.