학술논문

How safe is diode laser peripheral iridoplasty for the corneal endothelium?
Document Type
Article
Source
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. Nov2016, Vol. 44 Issue 8, p735-737. 3p.
Subject
*LASER surgery
*OPHTHALMIC surgery
*TREATMENT of eye diseases
*CORNEA diseases
*PHOTOTHERMAL effect
Language
ISSN
1442-6404
Abstract
The article focuses on a study investigating effectiveness of laser peripheral iridoplasty (LPI) in the treatment of corneal endothelium. It mentions that LPI on eye was analyzed in patients and no visible photothermal effects were found on the cornea with diode laser in any of the patients. It states that the Diode LPI treatment is safe with regard to corneal endothelial effects.