The Effect of Contact Transscleral Nd:YAG Laser C yclophotocoagulation in Refractory Glaucoma. |
Suck Man Jin, Duk Young Chung |
Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea. |
난치성 녹내장에서 접촉식 Nd : YAG 레이저 경공막 모양체광응고술의 효과 |
진석만(Suck Man Jin),장덕영(Duk Young Chung) |
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Abstract |
We observed the change of intraocular pressure(IOP)and the complications after contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG)laser for the refractory glaucoma patients. Refractory glaucoma in twenty eyes was treated with contact transscleral continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation with a sapphire-tipped probe. Using 7W of power for 0.7 seconds with 32 applications and intraocular pressure(IOP) was measured at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months and 6 months, postoperatively. The intraocular pressure(IOP)decreasing rate was 62% and the success rate was 60%at 6 months postoperatively. It is suggested that contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Nd:YAG laser is useful in lowering IOP in refractory glaucoma patients. |
Key Words:
Nd:YAG laser;Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation |
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