IOP Lowering Effect of PLT Versus SLT in Naiv OAG Patients

Effect of Patterned Laser Trabeculoplasty on Intraocular Pressure Compared to Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Treatment Naiv Patients Suffering From Open-angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

To investigate the effect of patterned laser trabeculoplasty (PLT) compared to selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) on intraocular pressure (IOP) in treatment naiv patients suffering from open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Values for IOP will be measured at baseline, 1 day and 1 month post-interventional as well as 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months after treatment.

• Trial with medical device

Inclusion criteria:

• Intraocular pressure (treatment naiv or after 4 weeks wash-out phase) > 21 mm Hg
• visible angle structures over 360° on gonioscopy
• age = 18 years

Exclusion criteria:

• Intraocular Inflammation
• patients who underwent refractive corneal surgery for any reason or who underwent ocular surgery to reduce intraocular pressure (e.g. trabeculectomy)
• monocle situation
• anterior chamber lenses (incl. iris claw)
• secondary glaucoma (with the exception of pseudoexfoliation and pigment dispersion)