title: Photocoagulation with continuous wave ND:YAG laser for neovascular maculopathy.
abstract: Twenty-two eyes in 22 cases of neovascular maculopathy were treated with continuous wave (CW) Nd:YAG laser and followed up for 6 to 24 months. The effect of the treatment was evaluated by repeated visual acuity testing, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography and automated static perimetry. In 91% of the patients visual acuity remained unchanged or improved. Fluorescein angiography revealed that the neovascularization disappeared in 91% of the patients. In 40% of the patients the central visual field showed improvement by automated static perimetry. These results indicate that CW Nd:YAG laser photocoagulation is useful for the treatment of neovascular maculopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okisaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015861:Retinal Neovascularization / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields