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Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty yields 75% success rate in glaucoma patients
BARCELONA — Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty yielded a success rate of 75% after treatment in patients with primary open angle glaucoma, according to a speaker. “The benefits of MLT [micropulse laser trabeculoplasty] are that [there are] no steroids, there is no scarring, there is no risk of infection, it is repeatable, it is a well-tolerated office procedure that can be performed under topical anesthesia, it has zero downtime, and it does not affect the success rates of future glaucoma surgeries,” Jacky W. Y. Lee, MBBS, MRCSEd, FRSCEd, FCOphthHK, FHKAM, said at (Read more...)