Transscleral Nd: YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation versus cyclocryotherapy
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Albrecht von Graefes Archiv für Ophthalmologie
- Vol. 229 (1), 33-36
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00172258
Abstract
The post-operative course of intraocular pressure (IOP) after transscleral Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation (TSYLC) in refractory glaucoma was studied using the life-table method and retrospectively compared with that of cyclocryotherapy. In all, 36 eyes of 36 patients who underwent TSYLC for the first time and 80 eyes of 75 patients who underwent cyclocryotherapy for the first time were included in the present study. The follow-up averaged 9.2 months (range, 1–21 months) in the TSYLC-treated group and 21 months (range, 2–71 months) in patients receiving cyclocryotherapy. In patients with a preoperative visual acuity of ≥ 0.01, the successful control of IOP was represented by a value of 0.05). Complications such as phthisis bulbi, hypotony, hemorrhage in the anterior chamber or swelling of the eyelids were less frequent in the TSYLC-treated group than in the group given cyclocryotherapy. TSYLC is thought to be as effective as cyclocryotherapy in lowering 10P, but with fewer complications.Keywords
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