To evaluate the efficacy and safety of diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in lowering intraocular pressure and alleviating eye pain of patients with uncontrolled glaucoma, fifteen eyes of fifteen patients with uncontrolled glaucoma despite maximum medical therapy were studied.Charts of all patients were reviewed.Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation was performed using Oculight SLX diode laser with 780 - 820-nm wavelength delivered through an iris G probe with powers ranging between 1.5 - 2.0 watts at two seconds duration.At twelve months follow-up, 92% of the total population had an intraocular pressure at least 20% less than the pre-treatment level.Pain was nonexistent in all patients from one week post-treatment up to the last follow-up.Complications were few and included mild iritis and transient pain.Cyclophotocoagulation with a diode laser yields improvement of intraocular pressure and eliminates eye pain in patients with uncontrolled glaucoma
Human ; Aged ; Middle Aged ; Adult ; CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION ; CYCLOCRYOTHERAPY ; GLAUCOMA ; TRANSSCLERAL CYCLOPHOTOCOAGULATION