CHICAGO — Evidence suggests that selective laser trabeculoplasty could be the standard of care for patients with glaucoma, according to a speaker here.
“I think evidence-based medicine shows that SLT is the better choice for the initial treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension for most patients,” Jonathan S. Myers, MD, said at Glaucoma Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
According to Myers, data from studies over the last 20 years show that SLT has consistently demonstrated a smaller chance of rapid visual field loss after