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The immediate pressure response to primary laser trabeculoplasty ‐ a comparison of one‐and two‐stage treatment
Author(s) -
Elsås Tor,
Johnsen Harald,
Brevik Thor A.
Publication year - 1989
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.1755-3768.1989.tb04399.x
Subject(s) - glaucoma , intraocular pressure , trabecular meshwork , medicine , ophthalmology , stage (stratigraphy) , anesthesia , paleontology , biology
The immediate pressure response to primary LTP was studied prospectively in 40 eyes randomised to one‐ and two‐stage treatment in 360° of the trabecular meshwork. There were 26 eyes with glaucoma capsulare and 14 with glaucoma simplex. Mean prelaser IOP was 32.8 mmHg in the former, and 35.5 mmHg in the latter group. The frequency and magnitude of postlaser pressure increase were the same in both groups when taking into consideration the pressure spikes in both 180° sessions. The pressure increase was higher than in earlier reports on LTP in presurgical glaucoma patients on maximum medication. Almost all IOP elevations appeared during the first 2 h following laser treatment. The results were the same in both groups 6 months after LTP.