Two years' experience with laser trabeculoplasty.
A series of 115 argon laser trabeculoplasties on 109 eyes in 84 patients over a two-year period is reviewed. Control of glaucoma was achieved in 85%. There was correlation of a greater fall in intraocular pressure with initial height of intraocular pressure and degree of pigmentation of the angle. Gonioplasty proved an effective means of treating cases with a narrowed angle to gain access to the trabecular meshwork.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001128:Argon; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D053685:Laser Therapy; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D014129:Trabecular Meshwork / Q000528:radiation effects*
D001128:Argon; D000086:Acetazolamide