The effect of axial length on laser spot size and laser irradiance.
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of the axial length of the eye on laser spot size and irradiance. DESIGN Experimental study using a calibrated Gullstrand-type model eye. METHODS The model eye, which was fitted with a scale of half circles in the center of the artificial fundus, was first examined using 2 different fundus imaging systems, then with a setup of a slitlamp, 2 indirect condensing laser lenses, and a laser unit with a spot size of up to 7 mm. The axial length of the model eye was set to different values ranging from 20 to 31 mm, and the magnifications of the fundus imaging systems and the laser lenses were calculated and compared for a treatment spot with a diameter of 4 mm. The laser irradiance for treating the spot at different axial lengths was also recorded. RESULTS Whereas the magnification of a fundus imaging system is inversely related to the axial length, the laser spot size is directly related to axial length when using indirect condensing laser lenses. Therefore, the changes of magnification produced by axial ametropia are mostly compensated, so that the intended size of the treatment spot is obtained even in eyes with a high axial ametropia. The laser irradiance, on the other hand, has a significant variation for the observed range of the axial length. CONCLUSION Axial length has a significant effect on laser spot size and laser irradiance. CLINICAL RELEVANCE The effect of axial length on laser spot size and laser irradiance may be ignored when administering photodynamic therapy with verteporfin but has to be considered for transpupillary thermal treatment of choroidal neovascular lesions.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of ophthalmology
دوره 119 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001