title: [Efficiency of laser trabeculotomy in open-angle glaucoma].
abstract: Results of Nd: YAG laser trabeculotomy performed in 71 eyes of 48 patients with open-angle glaucoma are presented. There were 25 females and 23 males, aged 15-86 years (mean age 67 years). The follow-up was 0.5-1.5 years. Normalization of the intraocular pressure was achieved in 90% of cases and outflow facility was improved in 87.3%. Deterioration of visual acuity was observed in 2.8% of eyes. In 4.2% the procedure was complicated by anterior chamber haemorrhages. The authors discuss principles, indications and techniques of Nd:YAG laser trabeculotomy and compare their results with those of others.
authors.affiliation: II Kliniki Okulistycznej Pomorskiej AM, Szczecinie.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Palacz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sylwestrzak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palacz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Skuteczność trabekulopunkcji laserowej w jaskrze otwartego kata.