Argon laser intraocular photocoagulation.
Argon laser intraocular photocoagulation is now available during vitreous surgery, to treat retinal breaks and to give panretinal photocoagulation. Twenty patients, including phakic patients with gas-filled eyes, were treated using a new operative contact lens without complication. This intraoperative technique allows controlled rapid application of laser lesions at a safe distance from the retina, and eliminated the need for attempting treatment through the often hazy media of an irritated postoperative eye. A group of five rhesus monkeys were treated with various power settings to assess the histopathologic features of these laser lesions.
D000818:Animals; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*