Effect of scleral indentation on diode laser transscleral retinal photocoagulation
Loewenstein, A.; Lamborne, A.N.; Haller, J.A.; de Juan, E.
Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers 29(8): 658-662
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1082-3069 PMID: 9715491 Document Number: 489280
To evaluate the effect of the degree of scleral indentation with a modified AlGaAs diode laser for transscleral retinopexy in the rabbit. Transscleral diode laser photocoagulation was performed on the eyes of Dutch-belted rabbits using a modified AlGaAs diode laser with a wider base and various prism protrusions. The transscleral photocoagulation generally became more efficient with an increasing amount of scleral indentation. Effectiveness increased up to a prism protrusion of 1.5 mm. This study shows that a wide-based AlGaAs diode laser with a 1.5-mm protrusion provides a more easily oriented probe for creating more efficient chorioretinal burns.