Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy (ELT) for the treatment of glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually steals sight without warning and often without symptoms. Vision loss is caused by damage to the optic nerve. This nerve acts like an electric cable with over a million wires and is responsible for carrying the images we see to the brain. 1-2 % of the population suffer from the most common form: primary open angle glaucoma, making it the most frequent cause of blindness in industrialized countries.  

Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy ELT can help patients with primary open angle glaucoma. The laser beam opens the fluid channels of the eye, helping the drainage system to work better. A tiny needle transmits the laser light directly to the trabecular meshwork. The procedure can be conducted in a matter of minutes by ophthalmic surgeons in an outpatient clinic.

Summary

Excimer Laser Trabeculotomy ELT enables to effectively treat primary open angle glaucoma in an outpatient clinic in a matter of minutes. It has shown to be an effective method to reduce the intraocular pressure significantly, making it the the minimally invasive alternative to filtering microsurgery (trabeculectomy).

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