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Throughout the world, the treatment paradigm for open-angle glaucoma traditionally begins with topical medical therapy, followed if needed by laser trabeculoplasty and then surgery. Adherence to medical therapy is notoriously poor, and both laser and surgical procedures have improved over time, rendering this paradigm worthy of modernization.
The recent publication of the seminal LiGHT study provides the evidentiary basis for a paradigm change to a laser-first treatment strategy.
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