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What is the purpose of photocoagulation therapy?
The purpose of photocoagulation therapy is to reattach a torn or detached portion of the retina and/or prevent further growth of abnormal blood vessels in the retina that can cause a detachment.
What risks exist for the patient who has undergone photocoagulation therapy?
The most common risks of laser photocoagulation therapy are mild discomfort at the beginning of the procedure and the possibility that a second laser treatment will be needed to reattach the retina securely.
Laser photocoagulation treats what ocular disorder?
Laser photocoagulation is commonly used to treat diabetic retinopathy, a serious eye condition that can lead to vision loss or blindness. The procedure helps to seal leaking blood vessels and reduce abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina.
What are the Treatment Options for Retinal Detachment?
Laser Photocoagulation: Laser photocoagulation may be used in small, localized retinal detachments. This procedure involves using a laser to create minor burns around the detached area, sealing the tear, and reattaching the retina.
How should patients be prepared for photocoagulation therapy?
Preparation for photocoagulation therapy consists of eye drops that dilate the pupil of the eye and numb the eye itself. The laser treatment is painless, although some patients require additional anesthetic for sensitivity to the laser light.
What does laser photocoagulation accomplish?
The procedure stops leakage of abnormal blood vessels by burning them to slow the progress of the disease.
What is a xenon flash lamp?
A xenon flash lamp is a lamp which produces a very short, intense flash of white light, used in photography and photocoagulation.
What is the use of green laser in opthalmology?
I believe you are referring to the Argon Green laser? It's principal uses in ophthalmology are in retinal photocoagulation for vitreoretinal surgeries and diabetic retinopathy.
What does diabetic retinopathy treatment consist of?
One of the main treatments of retinopathy treatment is laser photocoagulation. This is a harmless laser treatment and patients may go home after the procedure is complete.
What is photocoagulation therapy?
Photocoagulation therapy is a method of treating detachments (tears) of the retina (the layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye) with an argon laser. The high-intensity beam of light from the laser is converted into heat.
Under what circumstances is laser photocoagulation performed?
when the retinal tear is small or the detachment is slight. The surgeon points the laser beam through a contact lens to burn the area around the retinal tear.
How may laser photocoagulation serve as an alternative to retinal cryopexy?
by destroying outer retinal tissue, thus reducing the oxygen requirements of the retina, and increasing oxygen delivery to the remaining retina through alterations in oxygen diffusion from the choroid.
