GATT shows promise as treatment for myocilin glaucoma in children

KOLOA, Hawaii — Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy has shown positive results for the treatment of myocilin glaucoma, according to a presenter here.
Erin A. Boese, MD, said that myocilin glaucoma is an autosomal dominant condition “that causes very high IOP in young individuals.”
“Of course, we’re limited by the number of people that we have so far and the limited follow-up, but I think, as any of you who’ve dealt with myocilin glaucoma know, it’s historically very challenging to treat,” Boese said at Hawaiian Eye 2023.
Boese performed

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