[The outlook for the use of diode laser radiation for trabeculoplasty in treating primary open-angle glaucoma].

Abstract

Clinical efficacy of diode laser trabeculoplasty is assessed in 35 eyes of 30 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma during during the initial and well-developed stages of diseases. Changes in the anterior segment of the eye, intraocular pressure, ocular hydrodynamics, visual functions, and status of the optic nerve were assessed 6-12 months after the operation. Diode laser trabeculoplasty is characterized by areactive clinical course and leads to a significant decrease of intraocular pressure, stabilizes and improves visual functions, and ameliorates intraocular humor discharge. The treatment runs a smooth course without complications. The method is recommended for clinical practice and further studies.

• Authors: G G Litvinova, T S Il'ina, E L Kazakova, R P Poleva
• Journal: Vestnik oftalmologii (Vestn Oftalmol) 1998 Sep-Oct Vol. 114 Issue 5 Pg. 10-3 ISSN: 0042-465X [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Perspektivy primeneniia izlucheniia diodnogo lazera dlia trabekuloplastiki v lechenii pervichnoĭ otkrytougol'noĭ glaukomy.
• PMID: 9865175 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Aged
• Anterior Chamber (surgery)
• Female
• Glaucoma, Open-Angle (physiopathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Intraocular Pressure
• Laser Coagulation (instrumentation, methods)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications (epidemiology)
• Postoperative Period
• Time Factors
• Trabeculectomy (instrumentation, methods)
• Visual Acuity