https://doi.org/10.4081/ltj.2024.390

Frequency-doubled neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser trabeculoplasty as adjuvant therapy for open-angle glaucomas

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2024)
Submitted: 2 February 2024
Accepted: 31 March 2024
Published: 22 April 2024
Glaucoma, open-angle, intraocular pressure, laser trabeculoplasty, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG, complications
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Sana Nadeem
sana.nadeem@fui.edu.pk
ICO Fellowship in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, United States; Trialect Fellowship in Glaucoma and Neuro-ophthalmology, Italy; Department of Ophthalmology, Foundation University Medical College/Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The thermal frequency-doubled Nd:YAG (neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser was used sparingly for trabeculoplasty. Our goal was to assess the efficacy and safety of frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser trabeculoplasty as an adjunct therapy to anti-glaucoma medications in open-angle glaucoma. Laser trabeculoplasty was performed on 41 eyes of 22 adults with open-angle glaucomas using a thermal frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser (Green laser photocoagulator GYC-500® 532 nm, Nidek, Japan). To assess the laser’s effectiveness, patients were monitored for intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction, control, and complications at 1 hour, 1 week, and then monthly for a year. Primary open-angle glaucoma was the most common diagnosis in 31 (75.6%) eyes. The pre-laser baseline IOP was 18.87±3.66 mmHg. The mean IOP was 14.9±2.54 mmHg at Week 1 (p = 0.000), 14.65±2.50 mmHg at Month 1, 14.53±2.60 mmHg at Month 3, 15.85±2.30 mmHg at Month 6, and 15.14±2.17 mmHg at Month 12 (p=0.000). A significant percentage reduction in IOP was achieved at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months: 21.78%, 22.48%, 16.73%, and 18.53%, respectively. Patients used an average of 2.73±1.00 topical drugs before laser treatment. There was a significant reduction in medicines after laser treatment on all occasions, at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months (p = 0.000). Complications included some degree of peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) in 20 (51.3%) eyes; an IOP spike in one patient only, bilaterally (5.1%) at 1 hour after therapy; and mild anterior uveitis in four (9.75%) cases. To summarize, frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser trabeculoplasty is a safe and effective adjuvant therapy for open-angle glaucoma that reduces intraocular pressure and medication use.

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Nadeem, S. (2024). Frequency-doubled neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser trabeculoplasty as adjuvant therapy for open-angle glaucomas. Laser Therapy, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/ltj.2024.390
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