J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1995 Feb;36(2):301-306.

Clinical Result of Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

• Cho YY
• Choi GJ
• Ji NC

Abstract

Argon laser trabeculoplasty(ALT) is commonly used in the treatment of uncontrolled open angle glaucoma. The authors retrospectively reviewed the efficacy of ALT in 52 patients(57 eyes) with primary open angle glaucoma. The mean follow-up was 28 months(range 2-48 months). The decrease in intraocular pressure 10P) was 10.1 +/- 3.5 mmHg at 1 month, 8.2 +/- 2.8 mmHg at 1 year, 6.2 +/- 5.1 mmHg at 2 years and 51% at 3 years. Failure was most common in the first 6 months after treatment(29%) and thereafter failure occurred at a rate of 5% to 15% per year. The sex and age of patients had no significant effect on success rate. The success rate was high in the patients with baseline IOP of 26 to 30 mmHg. A mild iritis in all cases, transient rise in IOP, peripheral anterior synechia and microscopic hyphema were noted as early complications of ALT.

Keyword

Argon laser trabeculoplasty(ALt); Intraocular pressure(IOP); Primary open angle glaucoma

MeSH Terms

Argon*
Follow-Up Studies
Glaucoma, Open-Angle*
Humans
Hyphema
Intraocular Pressure
Iritis
Retrospective Studies
Trabeculectomy*
Argon