| Short-Term Clinical Outcomes of Laser Trabeculoplasty Using a 577-nm Wavelength Laser. |
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Jong Min Kim, Kyong Jin Cho, Sung Eun Kyung, Moo Hwan Chang |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea. changmh@dankook.ac.kr |
| 577 nm 레이저 섬유주성형술의 단기 임상효과 |
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김종민⋅조경진⋅경성은⋅장무환 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To evaluate the pressure-lowering effects of single-spot laser trabeculoplasty and patterned laser trabeculoplasty using a 577-nm wavelength laser. METHODS: A total 35 eyes of 35 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma were enrolled in this study. Eighteen eyes of 18 patients were treated with 360degrees single-spot laser trabeculoplasty and 17 eyes of 17 patients were treated with 360degrees patterned laser trabeculoplasty. All patients were evaluated after laser trabeculoplasty at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months using slit lamp examination and Goldmann applanation tonometry. RESULTS: At 6 months postoperatively, the single-spot laser trabeculoplasty group had a mean IOP of 15.89 +/- 3.89 mm Hg with a mean IOP reduction of 37.1%, while the patterned laser trabeculoplasty group had a mean IOP of 17.57 +/- 2.64 mm Hg with a mean IOP reduction of 27.1%. CONCLUSIONS: Laser trabeculoplasty with a 577-nm optically pumped semiconductor laser was safe and demonstrated an IOP lowering effect. There were no significant differences in the IOP lowering effects between the single-spot laser trabeculoplasty and the patterned laser trabeculoplasty. |
| Key Words:
Laser trabeculoplasty;PASCAL;Pattern laser trabeculoplasty |
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