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Glaucoma laser
What is laser for glaucoma?
Glaucoma laser techniques are one of the alternatives we can offer for the treatment of this disease. We usually perform them in office in a comfortable, fast and safe way for you, causing minimal discomfort and facilitating a quick recovery.
This type of procedure can be aimed both at improving the outflow of aqueous humour (transparent liquid inside the eye) and at limiting its production. In both ways, we can control the main modifiable risk factor for glaucoma: intraocular pressure. By reducing it to suitable levels, we manage to stop the loss of nerve fibres from the optic nerve, which causes a gradual decrease in the visual field.
Techniques
The glaucoma laser has been used for more than two decades, although technological innovation has made it possible for the new equipment available at Miranza clinics to be less aggressive and more selective, achieving the desired hypotensive effect with minimal alteration to eye structures.
Moreover, there is another type of laser technique that we perform in the operating room: diode laser cyclophotocoagulation, usually reserved for patients with very low vision or in whom other glaucoma surgeries are not indicated.
Eye diseases treated
When treatment with glaucoma eye drops is insufficient, you are intolerant to these drugs or there are compliance problems with the medication, we can opt for laser techniques, which also help prevent acute glaucoma attacks in eyes that are prone to them. Laser is an effective option in many patients before glaucoma surgery.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. There are various laser treatments for certain types of glaucoma. Depending on the patient’s characteristics, techniques can be used to improve the drainage of aqueous humor or to modify certain structures of the eye to control intraocular pressure.
Laser trabeculoplasty is a treatment that applies laser to an area of the eye called the trabecular meshwork to help aqueous humor drain out and reduce intraocular pressure. It may be indicated in certain patients with open-angle glaucoma.
Laser iridotomy is a procedure used mainly in certain cases of angle-closure glaucoma or when there is a risk of the angle closing. It involves making a small opening in the iris to allow aqueous humor to flow and reduce the risk of a sudden rise in eye pressure.