title: USE OF FIBEROPTIC-GUIDED CO2 LASER IN THE TREATMENT OF UVEAL EFFUSION.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a new technique for treating patients with uveal effusion syndrome by the fiberoptic-guided CO2 laser.
  
  
  METHODS
  Interventional case report. A 74-year-old man presented with exudative detachment of the choroid secondary to uveal effusion syndrome. Partial-thickness sclerotomy and full-thickness sclerotomy were performed to treat the disease using a fiberoptic-guided CO2 laser.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the surgery, the patient's visual acuity improved and choroidal folds disappeared.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This technique allows concomitant coagulation and cutting, thereby reducing the risk of bleeding and providing better depth control.
authors: *Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; †The Barraquer Eye Institute, Barcelona, Spain; ‡Department of Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; §Department of Ophthalmology, Billings Clinic, Billings, Montana; and ¶Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors: Maria M
authors: MM
authors: Bausili
authors: Harish
authors: H
authors: Raja
authors: Jacek
authors: J
authors: Kotowski
authors: Jeroni
authors: J
authors: Nadal
authors: Diva R
authors: DR
authors: Salomao
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Keenum
authors: Jose S
authors: JS
authors: Pulido
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054020:Lasers, Gas / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D033401:Microscopy, Acoustic; D055100:Optical Fibers; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012590:Sclera / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D014603:Uveal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014792:Visual Acuity