Clinical Experience of Q-switched Nd:YAG Laser Iridotomy 50 cases for Angle Glosure Glaucoma.
- Author:
Young Pal YOUN
1
;
Dae Weon LEE
;
Jin Ki LEE
;
Kwang Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Glaucoma*;
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Intraocular Pressure;
Iritis;
Lasers, Solid-State;
Lost to Follow-Up
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1988;29(4):585-590
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To evaluate the efficacy and immediate complications of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser iridotomy in the treatment of angle closure glaucoma, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser iridotomy using coherent model 7900(U.S.A.)was performed on 50 eyes, 43 patients with angle closure glaucoma between Feb. 1987 and Mar. 1988. Forty-six eyes of Thirty-nine Patients had been followed up {or more than 2 months. Four eyes were lost to follow-up. Among 50 treated eyes, 46 required a single laser session for patency and four eyes required two sessions. Intraocular pressure was significantly decreased after Q-switched Nd: YAG laser iridotomy and the continuous use of previous glaucoma medications as necessary(p<0.01). Immediate postoperative intraocular pressure elevation was seen in two Nd:YAG-treated eyes. Thirty-five eyes treated with the Nd:YAG laser had minimal bleeding from the iridotomy site. Forty-four Nd:YAG-treated eyes had transient iritis.
