title: Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation for the treatment of glaucoma.
abstract: Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is laser treatment of the ciliary processes with direct visualization using a small video camera for the purpose of lowering intraocular pressure. It was traditionally reserved for management of refractory glaucoma, but is now increasingly used as an adjunct to cataract surgery in less-advanced glaucoma. Here we present a review of the literature evaluating endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation's safety and efficacy in different forms of glaucoma with different degrees of progression.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Electronic address: cohenam@njms.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Sze H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Shriji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: ciliary body; endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation; glaucoma; intraocular pressure; laser