title: [Selective retina therapy in patients with diabetic maculopathy].
abstract: Selective Retina Therapy (SRT) is a new laser treatment that selectively targets the retinal pigmen epithelium (RPE). In this study, we treated 39 patients presenting with nonischemic, focal and focal-diffuse diabetic maculopathy with SRT. In the main. the results indicate that SRT had stabilizing effects on visual acuity, angiographic leakage, lipid exudation, and foveal retinal thickness. SRT is safe and is especially useful for treating pathologies that are located close to the fovea, which cannot be treated with conventional argon laser photocoagulation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, UKSH, Campus Kiel, Hegewischstrasse 2, 24105 Kiel, Germany. helsner@ophthalmol.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klatt
authors.forename: S H M
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pörksen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bunse
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudolf
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birngruber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Laqua
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roider
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome