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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Results of simultaneous combined laser treatment of newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma

Takhchidi KhP1 , Doga AV2 , Obodova KV3
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1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

2 Fyodorov Eye Microsurgery Federal State Institution, Moscow, Russia

3 Yekaterinburg Eye Microsurgery Center, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Kseniya V. Obodova
Bardina, 4А, Yekaterinburg, 620149, Russia; ur.xednay@1991xxz

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Author contribution: Tahchidi KhP, Doga AV — study concept and design, manuscript editing; Obodova KV — study concept and design, material collection, analysis, and processing, statistical data processing, manuscript writing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Yekaterinburg Eye Microsurgery Center (protocol No. 6 dated 22 January 2026)

Received: 2025-12-17 Accepted: 2026-01-25 Published online: 2026-02-01
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