[Is trabeculoplasty still indicated?].
Trabeculoplasty was introduced in 1979 to decrease intra ocular pressure. Long-term results have been unsatisfactory compared to the first publications, because of the repeated relapse of initially successfully treated eyes. However, the technique may be particularly useful in numerous clinical conditions: pseudo exfoliation syndrome, pigmentary dispersion, slight cataract waiting for combined surgery, and in elderly patients. Developing new energy sources (i.e., selective laser trabeculoplasty) could extend the indications of this method, with longer-lasting results and/or completely harmless retreatments.
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D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014130:Trabeculectomy