Response of the human eye to laser irradiation of the iris.
Irradiation of the iris of glaucoma patients with either a ruby or an argon laser caused no obvious disruption of the blood-aqueous barrier (as visualised by fluorescein angiography), in contrast to a sudden and pronounced effect in the rabbit eye. Only a low and variable increase in intraocular pressure occurred in the human subjects after the laser irradiation in comparison with a consistently high rise of ocular tension in the rabbit. This investigation indicates that the human eye is much less responsive to injury.
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D007498:Iris / Q000293:injuries*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged