Intraocular pressure after peripheral retinal cryopexy in normotensive human eyes.
Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured before and after peripheral retinal cryopexy given for lattice degeneration and small retinal breaks. During the period of observation the IOP of treated eyes decreased, suggesting that freezing of areas remote from the ciliary body may lower IOP through mediation and/or transscleral outflow.
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Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
D003452:Cryosurgery; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies