SLT Laser Best Response as First Treatment Modality

Review of Ophthalmology Article
6/13/2011
by Walter Berthke, Managing Editor     read the full article here

SLT on the Front Lines of Treatment

Some surgeons say SLT's safety and efficacy make it a good candidate for first-line therapy.

( We do not have permission to reproduce portions of the article, so this is a short description of the results that we read.   read the full article here)

Success factors for SLT were studied, considering medications, previous treatments, and pigmentation, and the only consistent factor predictive of SLT response was "you get your biggest response when the pressure's high and the patient is treatment naive."

Cindy Hutnik, MD, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology and pathology at the University of Western Ontario

Here, glaucoma experts explain why they think it’s reasonable to offer SLT alongside prostaglandins as an option for initial therapy. - See more at: http://www.revophth.com/content/i/1533/c/28664/#sthash.JblcRvqB.dpuf

Here, glaucoma experts explain why they think it’s reasonable to offer SLT alongside prostaglandins as an option for initial therapy. - See more at: http://www.revophth.com/content/i/1533/c/28664/#sthash.JblcRvqB.dpuf

SLT’s Acceptance

The prostaglandin analogs are very effective,

The prostaglandin analogs are very effective,

The prostaglandin analogs are very effective,

The prostaglandin analogs are very effective,

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor

Walter Bethke, Managing Editorv

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor

The prostaglandin analogs are very e

The prostaglandin analogs are very e

SLT on the Front Lines of Treatment

Some surgeons say SLT's safety and efficacy make it a good candidate for first-line therapy.

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor
6/13/2011

- See more at: http://www.revophth.com/content/i/1533/c/28664/#sthash.JblcRvqB.dpuf

SLT on the Front Lines of Treatment

Some surgeons say SLT's safety and efficacy make it a good candidate for first-line therapy.

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor
6/13/2011

- See more at: http://www.revophth.com/content/i/1533/c/28664/#sthash.JblcRvqB.dpuf

SLT on the Front Lines of Treatment

Some surgeons say SLT's safety and efficacy make it a good candidate for first-line therapy.

Walter Bethke, Managing Editor
6/13/2011

- See more at: http://www.revophth.com/content/i/1533/c/28664/#sthash.JblcRvqB.dpuf