| Effect of Focal and Grid Pattern PASCAL Photocoagulation Treatment in Diabetic Macular Edema. |
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Jae Kwan Park, Woo Jin Jeung |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. wjeye@dau.ac.kr |
| 파스칼 레이저를 이용한 국소 및 격자 레이저 광응고술의 치료 효과 |
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박재관⋅정우진 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
To investigate the effect of focal and grid pattern PASCAL photocoagulation treatment in diabetic macular edema patients. METHODS: A total of 72 patients (75 eyes) who were diagnosed as diabetic macular edema were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into 3 groups as follows: group 1 (31 patients, 31 eyes) received an intravitreal bevacizumab injection, group 2 (17 patients, 20 eyes) underwent focal and grid pattern PASCAL photocoagulation treatment, and group 3 (24 patients, 24 eyes) underwent focal and grid pattern argon photocoagulation treatment. Macular thickness and visual acuity (logMAR) of 75 eyes were compared among groups before and after treatments. RESULTS: Visual acuity improved in 13 eyes (65.0%) in group 1, 16 eyes (51.6%) in group 2, and in 10 eyes (41.6%) in group 3; however, there was no statistical significance. Macular thickness reduction occurred in 24 eyes (77.4%) in group 1 and 13 eyes (65.0%) in group 2 which were statistically significant decreases at only 1 month after treatment (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Focal and grid pattern PASCAL photocoagulation is a good therapeutic option for diabetic macular edema. Focal and grid pattern PASCAL photocoagulation is as effective as intravitreal bevacizumab injection or focal and grid pattern argon photocoagulation treatment. |
| Key Words:
Diabetic macular edema;Pascal photocoagulation |
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