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Argon laser iridoplasty in chronic angle closure glaucoma

โœ Scribed by P. T. K. Chew; L. M. W. Yeo

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
406 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0165-5701

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โœฆ Synopsis

This study evaluated the effect of argon laser iridoplasty (ALI) on 11 eyes with primary chronic angle closure glaucoma (CACG). All eyes had an intraocular pressure greater than 20 mmHg despite maximum medical therapy and were followed up for six months after ALI. Iridoplasty successfully opened at least half of the angle in all eyes, maximally reducing the intraocular pressure (IOP) in all eyes in the first week (paired t test p < 0.002). At three months, the IOP in 7 eyes were medically controlled while 4 eyes required trabeculectomy. The results at six months showed no further changes. Iridoplasty may be useful for lowering lOP in CACG and avoiding the need for surgery for up to six months in 64% of the eyes studied.

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