Treatment of juxtafoveal and parafoveal neovascular membranes with monochromatic green argon photocoagulation: green laser.
Sixty eyes in 58 patients with either juxtafoveal or parafoveal neovascular membranes were treated with monochromatic green argon photocoagulation. The visual acuity was stabilized or improved in 73.2% (22 eyes) in both the juxtafoveal and parafoveal groups. Total eradication of the neovascular membranes was possible in 86.6% (26 eyes) in the juxtafoveal group and 93.4% (28 eyes) of the parafoveal group. This study suggests that successful treatment of both juxtafoveal and parafoveal neovascular membranes can be accomplished with monochromatic green argon photocoagulation.
D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply*; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000601:surgery