title: A Novel Method for Laser Suture Lysis Using Multispot Laser System.
abstract: Although often uncomplicated, the current technique for laser suture lysis after filtration surgery requires patient cooperation and appropriate care taken by the surgeon. In cases with suboptimal cooperation, steadying the 50-µm laser aiming beam exactly over a thin 10-0 nylon suture, can be exhausting, difficult for both the patient and the surgeon; it may prove to be ineffective or even precipitate complications. We describe a novel method for laser suture lysis using a multispot laser system, which requires less patient cooperation and surgeon skills and yields excellent results.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka University Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel †Glaucoma Unit, Sydney Eye Hospital ‡Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney University §Eye Associates, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Assaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kratz
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knyazer
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lifshitz
mesh_terms: D018463:Filtering Surgery; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009757:Nylons; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons