Short-term postop use of NSAIDs or steroid may improve IOP after SLT

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — The SALT trial was born from discussion about “the mechanism of action of laser trabeculoplasty and the idea that the laser might work by activating what we would call proinflammatory pathways so maybe the steroids would actually be inhibiting the SLT from having a good effect,” said a speaker here.
“So what drops should be prescribed after SLT? There is no current consensus or preferred practice pattern,” Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, said at Hawaiian Eye 2019. Common approaches are no drops, prednisolone for 3 to 7 (Read more...)

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