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Currently, glaucoma better managed with surgery
The first minimally invasive or microinvasive glaucoma surgery to consider when treating a patient with open-angle glaucoma is selective laser trabeculoplasty. We did a recent cover story on SLT, and well-performed studies confirm that SLT is an underutilized minimally invasive procedure to treat open-angle glaucoma with good efficacy and rare postoperative complications. It is definitely easy on patients to have SLT performed in the office, ASC or hospital outpatient department, and reimbursement is reasonable and reliable. SLT is an accepted procedure worldwide and effective in all races. A