Argon laser trabeculoplasty in primary open-angel glaucoma — results in a black Jamaican population

✍ Scribed by B. J. Moriarty; J. N. Char; R. W. Acheson; D. T. Dunn

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 323 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-5701
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00133936

✦ Synopsis

A controlled, randomised, prospective trial of Argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) was carried out on 48 eyes of 30 black Jamaican patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. All eyes had uncontrolled intra-ocular pressures (t>22 mm Hg) despite medical therapy.

Treatment was successful in controlling intraocular pressure in 68% of eyes after 12 months follow-up (p = 0.004). The average drop in intraocular pressure attributable to ALT was 6.6mmHg. Argon laser trabeculoplasty is an effective adjunct in managing to control intraocular pressure in black Jamaican glaucoma patients.