title: Reduction of immediate complications after panretinal photocoagulation.
abstract: With the use of either argon laser or xenon arc panretinal photocoagulation, 42 eyes with diabetic retinopathy were treated in two or more sessions at least 2 weeks apart. In the week following completion of photocoagulation, choroidal detachment was noted in 34 eyes (81%), shallowing of the anterior chamber in 16 eyes (38%), exudative retinal detachment in 5 eyes (12%), and increased intraocular pressure in 3 eyes (7%). These complication rates are lower than those reported in a similar series of 50 eyes in which panretinal photocoagulation was completed in 1-3 days.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000209:etiology