Factors affecting the corneal endothelium after selective laser trabeculoplasty in primary open angle and angle closure glaucoma.

Purpose: To study the factors affecting the corneal endothelium after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG).

Method: This prospective interventional study included 56 patients (56 eyes) with POAG and 55 patients (55 eyes) with PACG. All participants received a standard SLT session.

Detection of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma Progression by Optical Coherence Tomography.

Purpose: To compare the role of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in regard to retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) assessment in the detection of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) progression.

Materials And Methods: In the prospective study, 131 subjects with PACG and POAG were examined during 72 months with follow-up visits every 6 months. Visual field (VF) progression was detected using the Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) of the Humphrey visual field analyzer and structural change using SD-OCT while a significant negative trend for the RNFL and GCC was gauged.

Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Protects Glaucoma Progression in the Initial Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Angle-Closure Glaucoma after Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in the Long Term.

Purpose: To compare the ability of SLT in preventing glaucoma progression in the initial primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) after laser peripheral iridotomy and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the long term.

Methods: 60 patients with the initial stage of PACG after laser peripheral iridotomy and 64 initial POAG patients were recruited in a prospective study. Complete success of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) was defined as a 20% intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction with topical hypotensive medications without any hypotensive intervention.

Predictors of Outcome in Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: A Long-term Observation Study in Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma After Laser Peripheral Iridotomy Compared With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) for patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) following a YAG laser peripheral iridotomy (PI) in comparison with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and to assess the predictors of outcome of SLT.

Patients And Methods: In retrospective study 68 patients with PACG after PI (68 eyes) and 74 POAG patients (74 eyes) were observed for 6 years. The effectiveness of SLT (20% reduction of intraocular pressure) was assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.