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Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation in refractory glaucoma. 1998

M C Linsen, and C Mannes, and T Zeyen

Department of Ophthalmology, Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.

A retrospective analysis was made of the first 19 eyes of 19 patients with intractable glaucoma treated with contact diode cyclophotocoagulation. We assessed intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of glaucoma medications. The mean follow-up was 4 months (range 1 to 11 months). Mean IOP's decreased from 31.7 +/- 14.6 pre-diode treatment to 23.7 +/- 16.9 mmHg at the last follow-up visit after treatment (p = 0.02). The mean number of medications required decreased from 1.9 before to 1.3 after treatment (p = 0.03). The study suggests that diode cyclophotocoagulation is an effective and safe procedure in eyes with refractory glaucoma.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007429	Intraocular Pressure	The pressure of the fluids in the eye.	Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008028	Light Coagulation	The coagulation of tissue by an intense beam of light, including laser (LASER COAGULATION). In the eye it is used in the treatment of retinal detachments, retinal holes, aneurysms, hemorrhages, and malignant and benign neoplasms. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)	Photocoagulation,Coagulation, Light,Coagulations, Light,Light Coagulations,Photocoagulations
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D005260	Female		Females
D005901	Glaucoma	An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Glaucomas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000369	Aged, 80 and over	Persons 80 years of age and older.	Oldest Old