LASER TRABECULOPLASTY

Course overview

LASER TRABECULOPLASTY IS PERFORMED AS AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE TO LOWER THE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA. IT CAN ALSO BE PERFORMED IN A CLOSED-ANGLE GLAUCOMA PATIENT WITH A PATENT IRIDOTOMY. THIS PROCEDURE IS RELATIVELY SAFE AND IS GAINING POPULARITY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO LASER TRABECULOPLASTY.