BACKGROUND To examined the curative effect of vitreous injection with ranibizumab,laser coagulation and cryotherapy in treating stage 3 Coats' disease with exudative retinal detachment. METHODS Seventeen patients with stage 3 Coats' disease were enrolled in the study. All eyes were treated with vitreous injection of ranibizumab as initial treatment, and subsequent treatment depended on the ab...

Background and Aim: Diode laser is a great choice for soft tissue surgery. The diode laser is partially absorbed by hard dental tissues, making it safe for soft tissue surgery. This study aimed to compare the tissue thermal changes induced by three types of diode lasers at 810, 940, and 980nm wavelengths. Materials and Methods: In this in-vitro experimental study, using a diode laser device (c...

This study identifies clinical vision measures or retinal structural measures associated with the driving performance of diabetic retinopathy patients. Twenty-five licensed drivers with diabetic retinopathy (median age, 53 years; range, 34-72 years) completed clinical tests (visual acuity, letter contrast sensitivity, and Humphrey 30-2 visual fields) and structural examinations (retinal thickne...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical features and surgical outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) following myopic laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). METHODS In a retrospective, non-comparative case series, 46 eyes that had undergone vitreoretinal surgery for management of RRD following myopic LASIK were identified. Data was reviewed with emphasis on characteristics of the RRD, em...

etinal laser photocoagulation was first described 45 years ago and remains the standard of care for many retinal diseases. The Diabetic Retinopathy Study established panretinal photocoagulation as an effective treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Conventional retinal laser photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular applications, and the treatment of retinal breaks ...

Laser pulses of vioderate energy but of large retinal subtense produce significantly different retinal lesions than a clinical type of exposure of high energy density and small retinal subtense. A retinal photocoagulation that leads to a satisfactory retinal adhesion, whether produced by white light or laser, is characterized by sharp boundaries, coagulation necrosis of the entire retinal expos...

purpose : vitreoretinal surgery can be difficult or impossible in patients with corneal opacity. one solution for this problem is use of temporary keratoprosthesis (tkp). we report anatomical and visual outcomes of this combined surgery in our institution. methods : we retrospectively reviewed charts of patients in whom a tkp was used between 2006 and 2010 with follow-up of at least six months....

PURPOSE To report the results obtained in a non-comparative series of pseudophakic patients with retinal detachment (RD) treated with vitrectomy with no associated scleral procedures. METHODS The clinical records of all pseudophakic patients with RD treated with vitrectomy were evaluated by one of the authors. Patients with primary regmatogenous RD with no signs of proliferative vitreoretinop...