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Review
. 2018 May;32(5):863-876.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.273. Epub 2018 Jan 5.

Selective laser trabeculoplasty: past, present, and future

A Garg  1 , G Gazzard  2
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Review

Selective laser trabeculoplasty: past, present, and future

A Garg et al. Eye (Lond). 2018 May.

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Abstract

Over the past two decades, selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) has increasingly become an established laser treatment used to lower intraocular pressure in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients. In this review we trace the origins of SLT from previous argon laser trabeculoplasty and review the current role it has in clinical practice. We outline future directions of SLT research and introduce emerging technologies that are further developing this intervention in the treatment paradigm of glaucoma.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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