Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy reduces IOP in open-angle glaucoma

Minimally invasive gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy significantly reduced both IOP and the number of medications needed for patients with glaucoma.
Patients with open-angle glaucoma due to inadequately controlled IOP or intolerance to medication experienced a mean decrease in IOP of 44% and a mean reduction in glaucoma medications of 65%, Kamran Rahmatnejad, MD, told Ocular Surgery News.
“Both IOP and number of medications decreased significantly following the surgery. No significant differences between patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and other types of glaucoma

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