title: Transscleral neodymium-YAG cyclophotocoagulation. A histologic study of human autopsy eyes.
abstract: Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation was performed with a neodymium-YAG laser in the free-running mode (20-ms pulses) on eight human autopsy eyes. Variables studied were laser beam position and angle, defocusing, and pulse energy. Based on gross and histologic evaluation of the treated eyes, a tangential beam placed 1.0 to 1.5 mm behind the limbus, with maximum defocusing and an energy setting of approximately 8 J, appears to provide the optimum probability of damaging the ciliary processes.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hampton
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures