SLT for POAG

Nate Lighthizer, OD

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Nathan Lighthizer, OD, discusses laser therapy for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Dr. Lighthizer sheds light on where selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) fits within the glaucoma treatment paradigm, maintaining that it has earned a spot as a potential first-line therapy. He also comments on the pressure-lowering effects of SLT and how to predict which patients will be responders.

Posted: 9/14/2017

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Selective laser trabeculoplasty, SLT

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Uploaded: 2017-09-14T17:47:00+00:00
Description: Nathan Lighthizer, OD, discusses laser therapy for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Dr. Lighthizer sheds light on where selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) fits within the glaucoma treatment paradigm, maintaining that it has earned a spot as a potential first-line therapy. He also comments on the pressure-lowering effects of SLT and how to predict which patients will be responders.