[Efficiency of laser trabeculotomy in open-angle glaucoma]

Results of Nd: YAG laser trabeculotomy performed in 71 eyes of 48 patients with open-angle glaucoma are presented. There were 25 females and 23 males, aged 15-86 years (mean age 67 years). The follow-up was 0.5-1.5 years. Normalization of the intraocular pressure was achieved in 90% of cases and outflow facility was improved in 87.3%. Deterioration of visual acuity was observed in 2.8% of eyes. In 4.2% the procedure was complicated by anterior chamber haemorrhages. The authors discuss principles, indications and techniques of Nd:YAG laser trabeculotomy and compare their results with those of others.