Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness Post-Laser Treatment in Diabetic Retinopathy: Argon versus Pattern Scanning Laser
| Autor: | Mushawiahti Mustapha, Ropilah Abdul Rahman, Othmaliza Othman, Maimunah M |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Nerve fiber layer chemistry.chemical_element Fundus (eye) law.invention 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Optical coherence tomography law Ophthalmology medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Argon medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Laser treatment Retinal Diabetic retinopathy medicine.disease Laser eye diseases medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry 030221 ophthalmology & optometry sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | Medicine & Health. 11:199-208 |
| ISSN: | 2289-5728 |
| Popis: | Conventional argon laser causes transient thickening of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL). The effect of pattern scanning laser (PASCAL) has not been well described. We compared the immediate changes in peripapillary RNFL thickness post-panretinal photocoagulation between conventional argon lasers and PASCAL in patients with diabetic retinopathy changes. A total of 32 subjects were recruited. There were 16 patients in the argon group and 16 patients in PASCAL group. Diabetic patients were recruited from Ophthalmology Clinic, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). Complete eye examinations and fundus photographs were performed at baseline prior to laser treatment, and post-laser treatment at two and four months. RNFL thickness was measured using time domain optical coherence tomography. Both groups were comparable with respect to clinical characteristics and demographics. There was no significant difference in average RNFL thickness between the two groups prior to treatment (p= 0.323). RNFL post-laser treatment for patients receiving conventional argon laser remained unchanged with no significant differences in all quadrants at any time-point (two and four months). However, for the PASCAL group, significant thickening occurred at four months for average RNFL and the inferior quadrant (p |
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