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What is a laser peripheral iridotomy? A laser peripheral iridotomy is a treatment used to treat angle closure. If you have healthy eyes, the fluid in your eye (aqeous humour) flows through your pupil into the front of your eye, and drains away through drainage channels called the trabecular meshwork. of 4 Having a laser peripheral iridotomy The aim of this information sheet is to answer some of the questions you may have about having a laser peripheral iridotomy.
Q: Can anatomically narrow angles be treated? Yes. We can use a laser beam (the YAG laser) to make a microscopic hole in the iris (the colored part of the eye.) The hole (iridotomy) creates a ârelease valveâ and creates an alternate channel for fluid to flow through the eye. The iridotomy decreases the risk of having angle closure and vision loss from glaucoma.