The Effect of Contact Transscleral Nd:YAG Laser C yclophotocoagulation in Refractory Glaucoma.
- Author:
Suck Man JIN
1
;
Duk Young CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nd:YAG laser;
Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
- MeSH:
Glaucoma*;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2000;41(4):958-964
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We observed the change of intraocular pressure(IOP)and the complications after contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG)laser for the refractory glaucoma patients. Refractory glaucoma in twenty eyes was treated with contact transscleral continuous-wave Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation with a sapphire-tipped probe. Using 7W of power for 0.7 seconds with 32 applications and intraocular pressure(IOP) was measured at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 5 months and 6 months, postoperatively. The intraocular pressure(IOP)decreasing rate was 62% and the success rate was 60%at 6 months postoperatively. It is suggested that contact transscleral cyclophotocoagulation with Nd:YAG laser is useful in lowering IOP in refractory glaucoma patients.
