[Fluorescence angiography as a basis for successful prophylactic and therapeutic light coagulation for diabetic retinopathy (author's transl)].
The fluorescence angiogramme served as a basis for the plan of treatment and as a criterion of treatment success in 192 patients with  diabetic retinopathy who underwent xenon-light coagulation between January 1971 and October 1972. In 64 patients this success could be statistically evaluated comparing the untreated partner eye according to the exact Fisher-test. The rate of success of light coagulation showed itself to be statistically highly significant (p less than 0.01%) with regard to retinal morphology and haemodynamics, but with regard to visual acuity only statistically barely significant (p less than 5%). For the influencing of the capillary occlusion process with light coagulation no statistical significance (p = 25.19%) was found, and for the influencing of the capillary permeation disturbances with light coagulation a slight statistical significancing of the capillary permeation disturbances with light coagulation a slight statistical significnace (p less than 5%) was calculated. For avoiding or hindering present or threatened new vessel formation with light coagulation we calculated a statistical significance of p less than 1%.
D002196:Capillaries; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D011859:Radiography; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology; D012171:Retinal Vessels; D014792:Visual Acuity
Die Fluoreszenzangiogaphie als Grundlage einer erfolgreichen prophylaktischen und therapeutischen Lichtkoagulation bei diabetischer Retinopathie.