The prediction of intraocular pressure rise following argon laser trabeculoplasty
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Eye
- Vol. 1 (5) , 577-580
- https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1987.88
Abstract
Forty-five patients with poorly controlled chronic open angle glaucoma underwent pneumotonography immediately prior to argon laser trabeculoplasty. The coefficient of facility of outflow (c-value) was calculated from the pneumotonography and correlated with the intraocular pressure rise one hour after the argon laser trabeculoplasty. It appeared that there was a strong relationship between a low c-value indicating a poor outflow facility and a large intraocular pressure rise following argon laser trabeculoplasty. The implications of being able to predict the intraocular pressure rise after argon laser trabeculoplasty are discussed.Keywords
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