Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) is the NEW laser for glaucoma however it is very unlikely to lower the IOP enough (average is 4-6 points). You almost assuredly will need several eye drops to lower the pressure from 25-30.
JCH III MD
I was wondering...my eye doctor checked my eye pressure 3 times on each eye and they were all between 25-30. they checked for glaucoma but it was negative...nothing else was done. shouldn't they try to lower the pressure to prevent damage to my optic nerve??? i am experiencing blurry vision but every so often and sometimes i feel like there's something in my periphrial sight, i'll turn my head and there will be nothing there.
For IOP of 25-30 I do: visual fields, gonioscopy, corneal thickness measurements, optic disk photography and optic nerve OCT. Then I would follow the person every 6 months if these baseline tests were normal.
I would see a second Eye MD ophthalmologist. In the USA find one near you at www.aao.org
JCH MD