Laser treatment of glaucoma.

The authors review the literature published between October 1990 and September 1991 on laser treatment of glaucoma. In particular, they assess their experience and that of other authors regarding both the various types of laser (argon, neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet, diode, pulsed dye, and excimer) and the application techniques (iridotomy, goniotomy, gonioplasty, trabeculoplasty, trabeculopuncture, transpupillary cyclophotocoagulation, transscleral cyclophotocoagulation, sclerostomy, suture lysis, and trabecular ablation) for the parasurgical treatment of glaucoma.