Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Glaucoma Treatment Richie Eye Clinic Faribault MN

Dr. Michael Richie discusses selective laser trabeculoplasty, SLT glaucoma treatment. Although SLT is not a new treatment, this glaucoma treatments placement in therapy is changing. Data collected on the treatment shows that 75 percent of people receiving selective laser trabeculaoplasty have successful lowering of pressure. Since the SLT treatment works well, and statistics show longer-term success (about five years), it is growing in popularity. In this video, Dr. Michael Richie covers the benefits of SLT treatment for glaucoma and demonstrates an entire SLT treatment procedure, discussing the effects to the trabecular meshwork of the eye.