Photocoagulation of the Retina: Ophthalmoscopic and Histological Findings.

SINCE the introduction of the photocoagulator by Meyer-Schwickerath (1954), the clinical application of this method has developed rapidly, but there have been relatively few experimental reports on the histological effects of photocoagulation (Nover, 1961; Kissen, Delaney, and Wachtel, 1961). The immediate and long-term histological effects of different intensities of photocoagulation are of great importance, and an attempt has been made to correlate the progressive clinical pictures with microscopic findings after photocoagulation of the rabbit's retina.