KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Despite using a lower energy setting, direct selective laser trabeculoplasty yielded comparable outcomes to traditional SLT among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.At the Kiawah Eye and Retina meeting, Corbin Lee, MD, highlighted the differences between the two procedures. DSLT typically uses around 1.8 mJ of energy and usually reaches 21 mJ, 11% of which hit the trabecular meshwork (TM) across 120 shots. Traditional SLT, meanwhile, usually reaches around 28 mJ in total, 32% of which hits the TM across 100 shots, according to Lee.“So,
