Contact laser: thermal sclerostomy ab interna.
An experimental technique utilizing a sapphire contact laser probe for thermal sclerostomy ab interna is described. The contact laser probe with a tip diameter of 0.2 mm is brought in contact with the trabecular meshwork. Using 3.50 watts of cw Nd:YAG at 0.1 second duration, three to five exposures established communication between anterior chamber and subconjunctival space in pigmented rabbits.
Retina and Glaucoma Services, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
J L
JL
Federman
R P
RP
Wilson
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F
Ando
G A
GA
Peyman
D000818:Animals; D006358:Hot Temperature; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011817:Rabbits; D012599:Sclerostomy / Q000379:methods*