TY - JOUR
T1 - Macular Grid Photocoagulation
T2 - An Experimental Study on the Primate Retina
AU - Wilson, David J.
AU - Green, W. Richard
PY - 1988/1
Y1 - 1988/1
N2 - • We studied the effect of macular grid photocoagulation on the retinal vessels, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroid of normal cynomolgus monkeys. Argon blue-green laser photocoagulation, similar to that employed for treating macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion, resulted in a decreased retinal capillary area at both one and five months after treatment. The photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium between laser lesions were altered at three days after treatment, but their appearance returned to normal by five months. The significance of these findings is discussed with regard to resolution of macular edema and improvement in vision following grid photocoagulation.
AB - • We studied the effect of macular grid photocoagulation on the retinal vessels, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, and choroid of normal cynomolgus monkeys. Argon blue-green laser photocoagulation, similar to that employed for treating macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion, resulted in a decreased retinal capillary area at both one and five months after treatment. The photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium between laser lesions were altered at three days after treatment, but their appearance returned to normal by five months. The significance of these findings is discussed with regard to resolution of macular edema and improvement in vision following grid photocoagulation.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1988.01060130106038
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1988.01060130106038
M3 - Article
C2 - 3337683
AN - SCOPUS:0023858525
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 106
SP - 100
EP - 105
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 1
ER -