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High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty.

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Song, J; Lee, PP; Epstein, DL; Stinnett, SS; Herndon, LW; Asrani, SG; Allingham, RR; Challa, P
Published in: J Glaucoma
October 2005

PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in a tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective study of selective laser trabeculoplasty performed by five physicians, 94 eyes from 94 patients were included. A majority (83/92, 90%) underwent 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty. Selective laser trabeculoplasty failure was defined in two ways: (1) IOP decrease <3 mm Hg (definition one), or (2) IOP decrease <20% (definition two), on two successive visits > or =4 weeks after SLT. RESULTS: Overall failure rates were 68% (64/94) and 75% (70/94) (by definitions one and two, respectively). By survival/life-table analysis, mean time to failure was 6 months and 5.5 months, by definitions one and two, respectively. By the end of the study (14.5 months), the failure rates were 86% and 92% by definitions one and two, respectively. By each definition, in both univariable and multivariable analysis, only lower baseline IOP was a significant predictor of failure. CONCLUSIONS: Selective laser trabeculoplasty had an overall low success rate in our tertiary clinic population, with overall failure rates of 68% to 74% in those who underwent 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty.

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J Glaucoma

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ISSN

1057-0829

Publication Date

October 2005

Volume

14

Issue

5

Start / End Page

400 / 408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Failure
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Trabecular Meshwork
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laser Therapy
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
 

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Song, J., Lee, P. P., Epstein, D. L., Stinnett, S. S., Herndon, L. W., Asrani, S. G., … Challa, P. (2005). High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty. J Glaucoma, 14(5), 400–408. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ijg.0000176939.43681.c2
Song, Julia, Paul P. Lee, David L. Epstein, Sandra S. Stinnett, Leon W. Herndon, Sanjay G. Asrani, R Rand Allingham, and Pratap Challa. “High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty.J Glaucoma 14, no. 5 (October 2005): 400–408. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ijg.0000176939.43681.c2.
Song J, Lee PP, Epstein DL, Stinnett SS, Herndon LW, Asrani SG, et al. High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty. J Glaucoma. 2005 Oct;14(5):400–8.
Song, Julia, et al. “High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty.J Glaucoma, vol. 14, no. 5, Oct. 2005, pp. 400–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.ijg.0000176939.43681.c2.
Song J, Lee PP, Epstein DL, Stinnett SS, Herndon LW, Asrani SG, Allingham RR, Challa P. High failure rate associated with 180 degrees selective laser trabeculoplasty. J Glaucoma. 2005 Oct;14(5):400–408.

Published In

J Glaucoma

DOI

ISSN

1057-0829

Publication Date

October 2005

Volume

14

Issue

5

Start / End Page

400 / 408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Failure
  • Trabeculectomy
  • Trabecular Meshwork
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laser Therapy
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans