AIM: To determine the long-term effects of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and the number of medications used up to 5y following treatment in @entity726 @entity1 receiving maximally tolerated medical therapy (MTMT). METHODS: The Wills Eye @entity726 Research Center retrospectively reviewed the charts of @entity726 @entity1 who underwent SLT after receiving MTMT. Eyes that did not achieve their target pressure within 3mo following SLT were excluded from the study. Changes in mean IOP and number of @entity726 medications used were analyzed at 1, 3, and 5y following SLT. RESULTS: Seventy-five eyes of 67 @entity1 were included in the study. Fifteen eyes that received SLT failed to achieve their target pressure within 3mo and were excluded from the study. The average follow-up time was 37.4mo (  14.4). Mean IOP was significantly reduced 1y after treatment (P=0.005). It was also reduced 3, 5y after treatment without reaching statistical significance (P=0.20 and P=0.072, respectively). There was a significant decrease in mean number of medications used 1, 3, 5y after treatment (P<0.001, P<0.001, and P=0.039, respectively). In the span of 5y, 2 eyes (2.7%) underwent repeat SLT, 7 eyes (9.3%) underwent @entity726 surgery and an additional 3 eyes (4.0%) underwent both. CONCLUSION: SLT significantly reduced the number of @entity726 medications used 5y following treatment in @entity726 @entity1 receiving MTMT. SLT may delay operating-room surgery.

Long-term outcomes in XXXX initially responsive to selective laser trabeculoplasty.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity726 :: ('MESH:D005901', 'Disease') :: ['Hospital Glaucoma', 'glaucoma']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
