[Cyclophotocoagulation with the Nd:YAG-laser].
Hopeless glaucoma cases fluctuate between excessive pressures and phthisis. Due to the underlying disease (neovascularization in the chamber angle, chronic inflammation, dysgenesis, aphakia) the customary surgical pressure-lowering operations often fail and medication is also useless. As a "last-ditch" measure, there remains only destruction of the ciliary body. In the Zurich eye department, noninvasive cyclophotocoagulation has been performed since 1987. The present paper reports on the first cases with long-term follow-up.
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Univ.-Augenklinik Zürich.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D015355:Glaucoma, Neovascular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
Die Cyclophotocoagulation mit dem Nd:YAG-Laser.