Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Twenty-eight eyelids of 22 patients - 15 males and 7 females - with trichiasis related to trachoma involving the upper, lower, or both lids, were included in the study and treated with a semiconductor diode-pumped, frequency-doubled, solid-state laser operating true CW at 532 nm. RESULTS: 19 (67.9%) of the lids were successfully treated in two sessions or less. Six lids (21.4%) required a third laser session and three (10.7%) a fourth session. Mild notching or dimpling occurred in two eyelids (5.6%). Postoperative swelling was minimal or absent. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that laser treatment may be successful for trichiasis caused by trachoma. Laser thermoablation is an effective and safe method, with many advantages over other modalities.
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Authors | H Oguz, C Aras, A Ozdamar |
Journal | European journal of ophthalmology
(Eur J Ophthalmol)
1999 Apr-Jun
Vol. 9
Issue 2
Pg. 85-8
ISSN: 1120-6721 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10435418
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Eyelashes
(pathology, surgery)
- Eyelid Diseases
(etiology, surgery)
- Female
- Hair Diseases
(etiology, surgery)
- Humans
- Laser Coagulation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Trachoma
(complications)
- Treatment Outcome
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