Ayala Marcelo

Optimal Performance of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty: Results from the Swedish Optimal SLT Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

The magnitude and longevity of SLT results increases substantially if SLT is performed according to the 360/high protocol, without compromising safety. Therefore, we recommend that 360/high SLT be considered as standard treatment.

Lower Success in Trabeculectomies in Exfoliation Compared With Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Patients in Sweden.

Trabeculectomies in EXFG seem to have a lower success rate than in POAG patients. EXFG patients should be checked often after trabeculectomy to detect the failure of the surgery.

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in LOXL1 as biomarkers for progression of exfoliation glaucoma in Sweden.

This was the first study to show an association of the SNPs LOXL1_rs2165241 and LOXL1_rs1048661 with the progression of exfoliation glaucoma. Further large-scale studies are required to verify these findings.

Risk Factors and Frequency of Examinations for Detecting Visual Field Deterioration in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Exfoliation Glaucoma in Sweden.

The predictors studied (IOP, MD, and VFI) showed moderate accuracy at baseline but excellent predictive capacity at 24 months postdiagnosis. Re-evaluating the target IOP at 24 months can effectively slow down disease progression.

Re: Groth et al.: SALT Trial: steroids after laser trabeculoplasty: impact of short-term anti-inflammatory treatment on selective laser trabeculoplasty efficacy (Ophthalmology. 2019;126:1511-1516).

The impact of topical NSAID treatment on selective laser trabeculoplasty efficacy.

Topical NSAID treatment was not associated with an increased SLT efficacy. On the contrary, the present study is the first to demonstrate that SLT effectiveness may even be reduced by NSAIDs.

Predictors of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Efficacy: Results from the Swedish Optimal Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

The 360/high SLT protocol remained the most effective and reliable technique after adjustment for multiple predictors.