Low-intensity helium-neon laser irradiation in multimodal treatment of corneal injuries
Chentsova, O.B.; Prokof'eva, G.L.; Mozherenkov, V.P.; Kharchenko, L.N.; Balarev, A.I.; Sergushev, S.G.
Vestnik Oftalmologii 107(6): 23-26
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-465X PMID: 1781118 Document Number: 383247
He-Ne laser stimulation was used in multiple-modality treatment of 512 patients with various corneal conditions: 217 with perforating wounds, 75 with chemical and thermal burns, 48 with ulcers of various origins, and 162 with endothelial-epithelial dystrophy resulting from cataract extraction with implantation of the intraocular lens. A course of treatment consisted of 6 to 10 daily 3 min exposures at radiation power density of 50-100 micro W/cm2 on the cornea. The effect achieved by laser stimulation was significantly superior to that of routine methods of treatment used in the reference groups. He-Ne laser stimulation was conducive to a sooner reduction of the inflammatory processes, to recovery of the corneal sensitivity and epithelialization, and to shortening hospital treatment.