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Article: Research from University of Foggia has provided new data on glaucoma.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- June 24, 2009
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In this recently published study, investigators in Foggia, Italy conducted a study "To compare the efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) to argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) as treatment and retreatment to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma (OAG) on maximally tolerated medication therapy with a follow-up of 12 months. A total of 120 eyes of 120 patients with uncontrolled OAG were enrolled in the study."
"Group A included patients with IOP >22 mmHg on maximal medical therapy. A total of 43 eyes underwent SLT treatment and 41 eyes underwent ALT treatment. At the end of the follow-up IOP was
<18 mmHg. Group B included patients with IOP>20 mmHg at 3 ...
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