MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Here are some types of laser surgery for glaucoma: Argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT): This opens clogs in your eye so fluid can drain out. Your doctor may treat half of the clogs first, see how well it works, then treat the other half later. ALT works in about 75% of people with the most common kind of glaucoma.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most common type of surgery for glaucoma is called trabeculectomy. It involves removing part of the eye-drainage tubes to allow fluid to drain more easily.

Detailed explanation-3: -The most common treatment for glaucoma is prescription eye drops. They work by lowering the pressure in your eye and preventing damage to your optic nerve. These eye drops won’t cure glaucoma or reverse vision loss, but they can keep glaucoma from getting worse.

Detailed explanation-4: -Disease Entity. Laser trabeculoplasty, both argon laser trabeculoplasty(ALT) and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) types, is used to increase aqueous outflow facility through the trabecular meshwork (TM) in order to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in cases of ocular hypertension and glaucoma.

Detailed explanation-5: -Laser Iridotomy surgery, a common procedure used to help relieve eye pressure caused by glaucoma, is one of the many cutting-edge procedures we can provide. DMEI glaucoma specialist, Ben J. Harvey, MD, talks us through exactly what laser iridotomy surgery is and how it’s used to treat DMEI’s glaucoma patients.