Effect of scleral indentation on diode laser transscleral retinal photocoagulation

Anat Loewenstein; Andrew N. Lamborne; Julia A. Haller; Eugene De Juan

Effect of scleral indentation on diode laser transscleral retinal photocoagulation

Anat Loewenstein
, Andrew N. Lamborne
, Julia A. Haller
, Eugene De Juan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Johns Hopkins University

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of the degree of scleral indentation with a modified AlGaAs diode laser for transscleral retinopexy in the rabbit. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transscleral diode laser photocoagulation was performed on the eyes of Dutch-belted rabbits using a modified AlGaAs diode laser with a wider base and various prism protrusions. RESULTS: The transscleral photocoagulation generally became more efficient with an increasing amount of scleral indentation. Effectiveness increased up to a prism protrusion of 1.5 mm. CONCLUSION: This study shows that a wide- based AlGaAs diode laser with a 1.5-mm protrusion provides a more easily oriented probe for creating more efficient chorioretinal burns.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	658-662
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers
Volume	29
Issue number	8
State	Published - Aug 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Effect of scleral indentation on diode laser transscleral retinal photocoagulation

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