Grid laser photocoagulation for macular oedema in uveitis or the Irvine-Gass syndrome
| Autor: | C.W.T.A. Lardenoye, W.F. Treffers, M.J. van Schooneveld, Aniki Rothova |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures medicine.medical_treatment Eye disease Visual Acuity Cataract Extraction Uveitis Macular Degeneration Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Ophthalmology medicine Humans Fluorescein Angiography Aged Aged 80 and over Analysis of Variance Laser Coagulation medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Middle Aged Macular degeneration Original articles - Clinical science Prognosis medicine.disease Fluorescein angiography eye diseases Sensory Systems Surgery Maculopathy Female sense organs medicine.symptom business Laser coagulation Follow-Up Studies Retinopathy |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Ophthalmology, 82, 1013. BMJ Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 0007-1161 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bjo.82.9.1013 |
| Popis: | AIMS—To determine the effect of modified macular grid photocoagulation in patients with refractory macular oedema due to uveitis or cataract extraction. METHODS—In this study 20 patients with macular oedema underwent modified macular grid laser photocoagulation and were followed by means of standardised examinations (day 0, months 2, 6, and 12) consisting of best corrected visual acuity and fluorescein angiography. RESULTS—The mean visual acuity increased from 0.16 before to 0.3 after laser treatment (p=0.013), and fluorescein leakage was significantly reduced (p=0.005). Visual prognosis was influenced by duration of the uveitis, not by sex or age. CONCLUSION—Modified macular grid laser photocoagulation had a beneficial effect on macular oedema caused by uveitis or the Irvine-Gass syndrome. A prospective, randomised study is needed to determine the exact place of modified macular grid photocoagulation in the treatment of patients with inflammatory or postsurgical macular oedema. Keywords: macular grid photocoagulation; Irvine-Gass syndrome; macular oedema |
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