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. 2012 Aug 16;6(2):79–90. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1111

Table 2: Clinical results of SLT

Study    Population    Treatment    Baseline IOP    Follow-up    IOP reduction    Definition of success    Response rate    Comments   
Latina et al41    53 eyes with OAG on MTMT with ALT; 44 eyes 26 weeks follow-up was done    SLT nasal 180°    24.6    26 weeks    4.6 mm Hg (18.7%)    IOP reduction >3 mm Hg    73%      
Lanzetta et al42    8 eyes of 6 patients with POAG on MTMT
some with previous ALT
   360°SLT    26.6    6 weeks    10.6 ± 5.5
mm Hg (40%)
   NA    NA    NA   
Kajiya et al47    17 eyes of 10 patients with POAG 1 eye with XFG    180°SLT    22.8    6 months    6.7 mm Hg    NA    NA      
Chen et al43    2 groups of 32 patients with or OAG some with previous ALT    180°    26.06 ± 1.73 mm Hg    7 months    6.16 mm Hg    IOP controlled without retreatment or trabeculec-tomy    59%    IOP reduction positively correlated with trabecular meshwork pigmentation   
Johnson et al44    132 eyes (95 patients) with OAG    360°SLT    20.9    3 months    3.74-4.58
mm Hg
(12.4%)
   IOP reduction
$ 30%
   24%      
Cvenkel45    44 eyes of 31 patients with medically controlled
OAG
   SLT inferior
180°
   25.57
(range
22-34)
   12 months (40 eyes)    4.8 mm Hg
(18.6%)
at 6 months 4.4 mm Hg (17.1%) at 12 months
   IOP reduction
$ 3 mm Hg
   66% at 3
months
     
Gracner46    50 eyes with
OAG
   180° SLT    22.48    6 months    5.06 ± 2.37 mm Hg    IOP reduction >3 mm Hg
60%
   88%      
Hodge et al48    72 patients with OAG on MTMT    180°SLT
23.8 ± 4.88
   12 months    5.8 mm Hg    IOP reduction of >20% after 1 year          IOP reduction significantly related to baseline IOP   
Melamed et al44    45 eyes of 31 patients with OAG or
OHTN 37 newly diagnosed
   Nasal180°
SLT
   25.5 ± SLT    Range of 3-24    7.7 ± 3.5 at last follow-up    IOP reduction
>20%
   96%