Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty
New Year’s dry eye resolutions
Wow! That was weird. As always, I am writing this many weeks before you will see it, and this is the first time I wrote “2023.”
VIDEO: Surgeon shares pearls on treating glaucoma with SLT, intracameral medications
NEW YORK — In a presentation at OSN New York, Nathan Radcliffe, MD, discusses the benefits of performing selective laser trabeculoplasty on patients with open-angle glaucoma.
Ophthalmologists should encourage patients to undergo SLT for glaucoma treatment
CHICAGO — Evidence suggests that selective laser trabeculoplasty could be the standard of care for patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker here.
California governor vetoes expanded scope for optometrists
CHICAGO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed optometrists in the state to use therapeutic lasers and perform other procedures.
BLOG: First-line glaucoma therapy: What does it take to change clinical practice?
Laser trabeculoplasty was described in 1979 and involved an argon modality to noninvasively treat the trabecular meshwork.
OSN Associate Medical Editors discuss key innovations of 2000s
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Healio/Ocular Surgery News, the Associate Medical Editors are sharing what they think are the most important ophthalmic innovations of the 2000s.
Future of neuroprotection and automated direct SLT lead recent glaucoma news
Automated direct SLT demonstrates safety, efficacy in first human trial
LAS VEGAS — Automated direct selective laser trabeculoplasty appears to reduce IOP in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a speaker here.