| Clinical Experience of Q-switched Nd:YAG Laser Iridotomy 50 cases for Angle Glosure Glaucoma. |
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Young Pal Youn, Dae Weon Lee, Jin Ki Lee, Kwang Soo Kim |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea. |
| 협우각성 녹내장에 대한 야그레이저 홍채절개술 50 예에 대한 임상성적 |
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윤영팔(Young Pal Youn),이대원(Dae Weon Lee),김광수(Kwang Soo Kim),이진기(Jin Ki Lee) |
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| Abstract |
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To evaluate the efficacy and immediate complications of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser iridotomy in the treatment of angle closure glaucoma, Q-switched Nd:YAG laser iridotomy using coherent model 7900(U.S.A.)was performed on 50 eyes, 43 patients with angle closure glaucoma between Feb. 1987 and Mar. 1988. Forty-six eyes of Thirty-nine Patients had been followed up {or more than 2 months. Four eyes were lost to follow-up. Among 50 treated eyes, 46 required a single laser session for patency and four eyes required two sessions. Intraocular pressure was significantly decreased after Q-switched Nd: YAG laser iridotomy and the continuous use of previous glaucoma medications as necessary(p<0.01). Immediate postoperative intraocular pressure elevation was seen in two Nd:YAG-treated eyes. Thirty-five eyes treated with the Nd:YAG laser had minimal bleeding from the iridotomy site. Forty-four Nd:YAG-treated eyes had transient iritis. |
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