LASERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

LASERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

Blue-green lasers (argon or frequency-doubled YAG) or diode lasers are used to treat the retina in diabetic retinopathy (pan-retinal photocoagulation for proliferative disease or focal treatment for leaky microaneurysms) and may also be used to close retinal tears or breaks that might lead to retinal detachment. Argon laser or selective laser trabeculoplasty can be used to open the drainage angle to control elevated intraocular pres - sure in open angle glaucoma. Trans-scleral diode photocoagu - lation of the ciliar y body is used to treat refractory secondary glaucoma with uncontrolled ocular pressure. Laser iridotomy with the neodymium-doped YAG (Nd:YAG) laser is used to treat both the a ff ected and fellow eye in acute angle closur e glaucoma. The Nd:Y AG laser is also used to photodisrupt and clean an opaque posterior capsule, which occurs in 5–10% of cases following cataract surgery . LASERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

Blue-green lasers (argon or frequency-doubled YAG) or diode lasers are used to treat the retina in diabetic retinopathy (pan-retinal photocoagulation for proliferative disease or focal treatment for leaky microaneurysms) and may also be used to close retinal tears or breaks that might lead to retinal detachment. Argon laser or selective laser trabeculoplasty can be used to open the drainage angle to control elevated intraocular pres - sure in open angle glaucoma. Trans-scleral diode photocoagu - lation of the ciliar y body is used to treat refractory secondary glaucoma with uncontrolled ocular pressure. Laser iridotomy with the neodymium-doped YAG (Nd:YAG) laser is used to treat both the a ff ected and fellow eye in acute angle closur e glaucoma. The Nd:Y AG laser is also used to photodisrupt and clean an opaque posterior capsule, which occurs in 5–10% of cases following cataract surgery . LASERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY

Blue-green lasers (argon or frequency-doubled YAG) or diode lasers are used to treat the retina in diabetic retinopathy (pan-retinal photocoagulation for proliferative disease or focal treatment for leaky microaneurysms) and may also be used to close retinal tears or breaks that might lead to retinal detachment. Argon laser or selective laser trabeculoplasty can be used to open the drainage angle to control elevated intraocular pres - sure in open angle glaucoma. Trans-scleral diode photocoagu - lation of the ciliar y body is used to treat refractory secondary glaucoma with uncontrolled ocular pressure. Laser iridotomy with the neodymium-doped YAG (Nd:YAG) laser is used to treat both the a ff ected and fellow eye in acute angle closur e glaucoma. The Nd:Y AG laser is also used to photodisrupt and clean an opaque posterior capsule, which occurs in 5–10% of cases following cataract surgery .