The long-term follow-up of patients treated with YAG laser to re-open closed or closing fistulae following glaucoma surgery.
The Q-switched neodymium:YAG laser was used to reopen closed or closing fistulae following surgery for glaucoma. Before laser treatment the cause of the obstruction of the fistula was located using a gonioscope. Following laser treatment a significant lowering of the intraocular pressure was seen with minimal complications, which has been maintained over a period of 5 years.
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Eye Unit, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014130:Trabeculectomy; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology