Laser Refractive Surgery and Glaucoma Management
This community focuses on the surgical correction of vision and the clinical management of glaucoma, specifically through laser procedures, intraocular lens implantation, and the monitoring of optic nerve health.
The research is dominated by the application of excimer and femtosecond lasers for corneal reshaping, including photorefractive keratectomy and lenticule extraction. A substantial portion of the work addresses cataract surgery outcomes and the selection of intraocular lenses. Concurrently, the community investigates glaucoma treatment through laser trabeculoplasty and selective laser therapy, while utilizing optical coherence tomography to measure retinal nerve fiber layers and monitor intraocular pressure. These studies frequently compare surgical outcomes, analyze anterior segment changes, and evaluate the long-term visual acuity of patients undergoing these interventions.
The largest share of the community's output is found in yttrium research, accounting for 1.9% of all yttrium research, with 1,858 papers here. This is followed by argon, which represents 1.8% of argon research with 1,384 papers, and neodymium, comprising 2.5% of neodymium research with 1,100 papers.
This body of work comprises 20,444 papers, published primarily in Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina, the American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmology.
Recent work continues to focus on the management of acute primary angle closure and open-angle glaucoma, including guidelines from the Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Society and critical reviews of treatment trends. New studies also examine the genetic loci related to ocular biometry in primary angle-closure glaucoma and the effects of preservatives on corneal epithelial cells.