title: Nd:YLF laser sclerostomy.
abstract: We used a Q-switched Nd:YLF picosecond laser, operating at the 1053-nanometer wavelength with a spot separation of 10 microns and a crossing width of 1000 x 10 microns in a rectangular pattern, to create ab externo sclerostomies in 12 New Zealand white rabbits. The mean energy used was 30 J (range, 24 to 65 J). Filtering blebs were observed for 1 week, with a concurrent drop in intraocular pressure. Histology performed at days 3, 10, and 30 revealed clean-cut sclerostomies, with minimal thermal and mechanical damage.
authors.affiliation: Cornea Research Laboratory, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Aquavella
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000601:surgery; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011817:Rabbits; D012599:Sclerostomy / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps