Laser trabeculoplasty in pakistani patients

ABSTRACT

Argon laser trabeculoplasty [LTP] was performed on one eye each of 13 phakic patients with bilateral open angle glaucoma. Initial results of a 10-month follow-up showed it effective in lowering of intraocular pressure and, hence, in reduction or discontinuation of other antiglaucoma medication in eight [61.5%] patients. One patient [7.6%] showed no change and four [30.8%] needed filtering procedure following LTP. However, the long-term efficacy of laser trabeculoplasty in these Pakistani patients in the first group remains to be fully determined