The effect of transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation on rabbit ciliary body vascularization.
Long-term changes in the vascular network of rabbit ciliary processes induced by Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation were examined both from a morphological viewpoint and with respect to three-dimensional organization (in vascular casts). Relative changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), monitored within eyes irradiated across one-quarter, one-half, three-quarters, or all of the ciliary body circumference, are discussed in relation to morphological changes. The clinical implications of these findings are considered.
van der Zypen
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Institut für Anatomie, Universität Bern, Switzerland.
England
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Fankhauser
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Kwasniewska
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D000818:Animals; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000378:metabolism; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013997:Time Factors