Long-term outcome of transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for refractory glaucoma
RMJ-Rawal Medical Journal. 2008; 33 (2): 173-175
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ABSTRACT
To study success rate and long term efficacy and complications of the transscleral diode laser Cyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma. In a noncomparative interventional case series, eyes of 9 patients with glaucoma resistant to conventional medical and surgical therapies were treated with transscleral diode laser Cyclophotocoagulation from 2004 to 2007. Criteria for success included intraocular pressure [IOP] of 21 mmHg or less with no devastating complications or need for further glaucoma surgery. Mean IOP had dropped by 50.6% from 47.03 +/- 11.22 mmHg before treatment to 13.2 +/- 7.1 mmHg after surgery [P < 0.001]. The mean number of antiglaucoma medications per eye dropped from 2.78 +/- 0.92 to 1.83 +/- 1.25 [p=0.0001]. Twenty-five [31.6%] eyes suffered deterioration, 14 [17.7%] maintained stability and 23 [29.1%] exhibited improvement of visual acuity. Treatment with cyclophotocoagulation in patients with refractory glaucoma lead to increase in acuity and lower intraocular pressure
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Asunto principal:
Resultado del Tratamiento
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Láseres de Semiconductores
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Fotocoagulación
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rawal Med. J.
Año:
2008
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