First-Line Treatment: SLT or Medication?
By Michelle Stephenson, Contributing Editor T r aditionally, glaucoma treatment has consisted of medication, then laser if needed, and then, if it were necessary, surgery. However, laser proponents say that, due to medication’s drawbacks — such as non-compliance — and the safety and efficacy of selective laser trabeculoplasty being demonstrated in recent studies, SLT should be considered the first-line treatment. Of course, this is an opinion not shared by all. Here, glaucoma specialists review the pros