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  • Title: [Ciliary ablation with diode laser. Long-term study].
    Author: Pueyo M, Honrubia FM, Sánchez A, Pablo LE.
    Journal: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol; 2001 Mar; 76(3):165-8. PubMed ID: 11283782.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The effects of contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with diode laser for refractory glaucoma have been analyzed. METHODS: A diode laser system was used to treat twenty one eyes with refractory glaucoma. The mean follow-up was 22.24+/-9.89 months. All the eyes were treated with 15 laser spots placed over 270 degrees, 1 mm posterior to the limbus, using 3.0 J (1.0 W X 3.0 sg). RESULTS: The mean preoperative intraocular pressure was 40.95+/-11.76 mmHg and the mean intraocular pressure at the end of the follow-up was 24.28+/-7.80 mmHg (p<0.5). An intraocular pressure below 21 mmHg was obtained in 10 out the 13 eyes (76.92%). Six of the 8 painful eyes had pain relief (75.00%). The principal complications included a decreased visual acuity in 5 eyes and chronic uveitis in 2 patients. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that semiconductor diode transscleral cyclophotocoagulation can be used successfully to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of refractory glaucoma.
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