How Does First Line Treatment With DSLT Perform in Treatment-naïve Patients With Newly Diagnosed Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers
Summary
DSLT demonstrates a ≥ 20% reduction of IOP from pre-treatment baseline in POAG patients naïve of previous glaucoma treatment at 12 months.
Description
DSLT enables newly diagnosed patients to remain well controlled and off medications
Eligibility
- Age range
- 30+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Primary open angle glaucoma * Patients age 30 or greater with an IOP of 18-26 mmHg * Mild to moderate POAG patients (mild or moderate according to the AAO PPP Guidelines) * DSLT procedure Exclusion Criteria: * History of prior glaucoma treatment - this includes past medication use (in either eye), previous lasers or incisional surgery * Angle closure patients * Ocular Hypertension * Baseline VF MD of worse than -12dB * Uncontrolled systemic microvascular disease (eg. HTN, DM) * Subjects with peri-limbal findings (e.g. melanosis, tumors, extensive pterygium, significant…
Interventions
- DeviceDSLT enables newly diagnosed patients to remain well controlled and off medications
DSLT enables newly diagnosed patients to remain well controlled and off medications
Location
- Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye CentersMesa, Arizona