Giant-pulse Nd:YAG laser sclerostomy: preliminary results

Adiel Barak; Mordechai Rosner M.D.; Arieh S. Solomon M.D.; Shlomo Timor Melamed

doi:10.1117/12.168735

15 February 1994 Giant-pulse Nd:YAG laser sclerostomy: preliminary results

Adiel Barak, Mordechai Rosner M.D., Arieh S. Solomon M.D., Shlomo Timor Melamed

Proceedings Volume 2079, Laser Applications in Ophthalmology; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168735
Event: Europto Biomedical Optics '93, 1993, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

Laser sclerostomy is a surgical procedure which allows the formation of fistula associated with minimal tissue disturbance. Properly delivered laser energy can create functional sclerostomy, with minimal surrounding damage. Moreover, the laser is transmitted via fibers that cause minimal conjunctival disturbance while inserted beneath the conjunctiva to reach the intended sclerostomy site. At present, clinical experience using these lasers to create sclerostomies in humans is limited both in terms of number of eyes and extent of follow up, yet the overall success rate of all the lasers is clearly inferior to that typically achieved with trabeculectomy.

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Adiel Barak, Mordechai Rosner M.D., Arieh S. Solomon M.D., and Shlomo Timor Melamed "Giant-pulse Nd:YAG laser sclerostomy: preliminary results", Proc. SPIE 2079, Laser Applications in Ophthalmology, (15 February 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168735

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