Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty in Angle-Closure Glaucoma.
- Author:
Sung Pyo HAONG
1
;
Sang Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Angle-closure glaucoma;
Argon laser peripheral iridoplasty;
Dark room prone-position test
- MeSH:
Argon*;
Glaucoma, Angle-Closure*;
Humans;
Iridectomy;
Iritis;
Postoperative Complications;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1997;38(9):1632-1640
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical factors in eye with continued appositional angle closure in the presence of a patent iridectomy and the clinical avaiability of argon laser peripheral iridoplasty(ALPI). In this study we retrospectively reviewed the outcome in 59 eyes of 32 patients who underwent iridectomy. After Dark Room Prone-position Test(DRPT), 15 eyes among 59 eyes(25.4%) showed DRPT positive and ALPI was successfully performed in 13 eyes among these 15 eyes(86.7%). Patients with DRPT positive were younger than those with DRPT negative. One eye had postoperative complication; iritis more than 1 week. In this study it was found that Argon lader peripheral iridoplasty is a Safe and an effective means of opening an appositionally closed angle in situations in which laser ridotomy does not physically eliminate appositional angle closure.
