title: A review of selective laser trabeculoplasty in the Hong Kong Chinese population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Selective laser trabeculoplasty was first introduced to Hong Kong in 2004 for intra-ocular pressure lowering in the treatment of primary glaucoma. Since then, it has gained popularity as an alternative to anti-glaucoma medications and as a bridging therapy prior to more invasive glaucoma surgeries because of the high safety profile of the laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  An Ovid search was performed using "selective laser trabeculoplasty" as the key word, which identified 190 unique articles; 24 reviews and/or meta-analyses were excluded. All remaining abstracts of original articles were in English. This review particularly focuses on the local population by summarising the findings from peer-reviewed publications that involved a Hong Kong Chinese population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review addresses some of the clinically relevant questions relating to selective laser trabeculoplasty including laser application, optimal energy, efficacies and success rates among different glaucoma subtypes, predictors of success, adverse effects, and intra-ocular pressure fluctuation after selective laser trabeculoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Dennis Lam and Partners Eye Center, Central, Hong Kong.|Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jacky W Y
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jimmy S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lai
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014130:Trabeculectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Elective surgical procedures/methods; Laser therapy; Treatment outcome