title: [Combined laser instrumentation surgery in children with anterior eye segment diseases].
abstract: A series comprising 5 combined laser instrumentation methods was developed and patented for the treatment of inborn, posttraumatic, and postuveal abnormalities of the anterior eye segments in children. Two hundred and ninety-six eyes (246 children aged 2 months to 16 years) were operated on. YAG and argon-laser phases of combined operations were made under general anesthesia in children less than 5 years of age and in older children unable to cooperate. Combined laser-instrumentation treatments for anterior eye diseases in children are safe and highly effective and may be recommended for wide use in pediatric ophthalmology as an alternative to instrumental microsurgical methods.
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authors.lastname: Arestova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome