title: [Krypton laser therapy. Use in secondary serous detachment of the retinal pigment epithelium and in multiple idiopathic serous detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium].
abstract: Two variants of serious detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) are demonstrated with reports of typical cases: (1) secondary serous detachment of the RPE; (2) idiopathic serous detachment of the RPE (pigment epithelium detachment not associated with any other retinal or choroidal disease). Fluorescein angiographic criteria for differential diagnosis and the resulting different techniques of krypton laser coagulation are portrayed: (a) focal krypton laser coagulation of the total area of the pigment epithelium detachment; (b) circular, one-row laser coagulation at the detachment borders. The advantages of circular, one-row laser coagulation of idiopathic serous RPE detachment over coagulation of the total area of the RPE detachment are described: first, these are fewer scotomas following coagulation; second, fewer laser foci are required; and third, the risk of subretinal bleeding is lower. These findings emphasize the efficiency of circular, one-row laser coagulation at the detachment borders in the treatment of idiopathic serous RPE detachments.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Heidelberg.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schmidbauer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Daus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Krastel
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Völcker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010857:Pigment Epithelium of Eye / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Krypton-Lasertherapie. Anwendung bei sekundärer seröser Abhebung des retinalen Pigmentepithels (RPE) und bei multiplen idiopathischen serösen Abhebungen des RPE.