Adverse effects and short-term results after selective laser trabeculoplasty

PURPOSE To evaluate the risk of adverse effects and to demonstrate short-term results after selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in glaucoma patients. METHODS Sixty-four eyes of 64 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, not sufficiently treated with local antiglaucomatous therapy, were included in this prospective study. Intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior chamber cells, anterior chamber flare, and vitreous haze (according to the Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature Working Group) were examined before SLT, for 24 hours, 14 days, 6 weeks, and 3 months after laser. Furthermore, macular thickness measurements in 9 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study subfields, including central subfield, measured by Spectralis OCT were performed. The differences between prelaser and postlaser values were obtained. RESULTS The average of mean preoperative IOP measurement was 19.1±3.972 mm Hg compared with 12.9±2.513 (P