title: Selective laser trabeculoplasty in uncontrolled pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in uncontrolled pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-seven eyes (57 patients) with uncontrolled PEXG and intra-ocular pressure (IOP) greater than 23 mm Hg underwent SLT. All received ophthalmic evaluation preoperatively and at intervals postoperatively. IOP was measured at 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. During follow-up, patients were treated with topical anti-glaucoma medications as necessary.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One year postoperatively, mean IOP in all patients decreased from 26.01 ± 2.5 to 17.8 ± 2.8 mm Hg (31.5%; P < .001). Mean medications per patient decreased from 2.8 to 2.3. Complications included conjunctival redness and infection within 1 day postoperatively in 30 eyes (67%). One hour after SLT treatment, an increase in IOP greater than 5 mm Hg was detected in two eyes (3.5%) and resolved within 24 hours with topical medication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SLT is safe and effective in patients with PEXG.
authors: The Sam Rothberg Glaucoma Center, Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. audreykap@gmail.com
authors: Modi
authors: M
authors: Goldenfeld
authors: Orna
authors: O
authors: Geyer
authors: Eitan
authors: E
authors: Segev
authors: Audrey
authors: A
authors: Kaplan-Messas
authors: Shlomo
authors: S
authors: Melamed
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017889:Exfoliation Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*