[Cryotherapy for glaucoma (author's transl)].
After a short survey of the development of thermosurgery for glaucoma our own experiences with 120 cryocoagulation operations of the ciliary body are described. We observed postoperatively a general reduction of intraocular pressure--but pressure regulation appeared in only 1/3 of cases.
D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors
Kälteanwendung bei Glaukom.