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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Cyclophotocoagulation with an illuminated laser probe under a noncontact wide-angle retinoscope: A modified technique of ciliary body photocoagulation
Quan-Yong Yi1, Bin Cai2, Jiang Huang3, Li-Shuang Chen1, Yin Han1, Zhi-Sha Bai1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Ningbo Eye Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 2 Ningbo Central Blood Station, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 3 Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, China
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Quan-Yong Yi Department of Ophthalmology, Ningbo Eye Hospital, No. 855, Minan Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315040 China
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_65_18
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of cyclophotocoagulation with an illuminated laser probe under a noncontact wide-angle retinoscope in treating refractory glaucoma. Methods: Eleven patients (11 eyes) with refractory neovascular glaucoma were treated with ciliary body photocoagulation. Preoperative and postoperative corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure (IOP), ophthalmofundoscopy, B-ultrasound and ultrasound biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and fundus fluorescein angiography were performed. Results: Preoperative IOP ranged from 45 to 58 mmHg (mean 51.9 mmHg). At postoperative 1, 3, and 6 months, the IOPs ranged between 16 and 33 mmHg (mean 27.1 mmHg), 14–28 mmHg (mean 20.6 mmHg), and 14–28 mmHg (mean 18.5 mmHg), respectively. IOP at the last follow-up (range 7–12 months) was 15–24 mmHg (mean 18.8 mmHg). An average of 63.8% decrease in postoperative IOP was found in these patients with no associated complications. The postoperative fibrotic exudate, anterior chamber hyphema, and exudative choroidal detachment were all well-managed and resolved. No patients experienced intraocular lens deviation or dislocation, hypotonia oculi, atrophy of eyeball, retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, or sympathetic ophthalmia. Conclusion: Cyclophotocoagulation with an illuminated laser probe under a noncontact wide-angle retinoscope is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of neovascular glaucoma.
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