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Currently, the standard treatment for primary open angle glaucoma favours initial medical therapy. Laser trabeculoplasty and filtering surgery are reserved for those patients who fail medical therapy. There is now, however, good evidence to suggest that perhaps this approach deserves reassessment.
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Migdal, C. Rational choice of therapy in established open angle glaucoma. Eye 6, 346–347 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1992.70
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