Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Eye pressure is 28-31. if slt reduces pressure to 25 is it possible that will be enough to stabilize and watch without using drops?
8 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Possibly: Need to know corneal thickness, cup to disc, visual field results and other information. But 25 is still probably too high.
Answered 7/20/2015
5.3k views
Probably not: Though each patient's needs may vary. General goal ian's to maintain pressure in mid-teens.
Answered 6/20/2015
5.3k views
Maybe: It depends on the severity of the glaucoma and the amount of visual field loss. A pressure reduction of 20% or more is usually desirable.
Answered 6/20/2015
5.3k views
No: Assuming that SLT has been appropriately advised for a pressure of 28-31, reaching a pressure of 25 will NOT be low enough.
Answered 5/6/2016
2.7k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Glaucoma in early stage. Will 1 eye drop control pressure longer than 1 slt treatment? Is 5-10 yrs. Reasonable amount of time for either treatment?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Glaucoma in 1 eye. Cosopt 5 yrs.Pressure up, adding drop instead of SLT, because I'm young glaucoma patient. Make sense? Nerve damage, no field loss.
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Dr told me ALT lowers pressure in eye a little more than slt. Has that been your experience?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
All things equal what determines how long an slt treatment will control eye pressure adequately in glaucoma?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Doc saw that my eye has 22 mmHg pressure and said that my sight nerves were a little damaged (94 instead of 100)Should i do SLT or is medicine better?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
In glaucoma eye pressure has reduced 30% using 1 drop of travatan. Dr says if i need a lower pressure can use slt laser instead of 2nd drop. Okay?
In glaucoma, if 1 eye drop doesn't control eye pressure, is slt laser preferable as a 2nd line treatment instead of adding 2nd drop as treatment?
Eye pressure 28 and threshold is 19. Use eye drop until pressure is stabilized. Then stop drop and try slt. Does this sound like a reasonable plan?
Does slt laser therapy for glaucoma provide more stable control of pressure than eye drops?
Baseline pressure is 28 & threshold is 19. No peripheral vision loss minimal optic nerve damage. Want to avoid eye drops.Can slt drop pressure to 19?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
