TY - JOUR
T1 - Argon Laser Peripheral Iridotomies in the Treatment of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma
T2 - Long-Term Follow-Up
AU - Robin, Alan L.
AU - Pollack, Irvin P.
PY - 1982/6
Y1 - 1982/6
N2 - We analyzed the long-term results after argon laser peripheral iridotomy in 98 eyes of 54 patients with primary angle closure glaucoma. During a mean followup period of about five years, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, medication changes, and the need for filtration surgery or cataract surgery were used to evaluate the amount of possible damage that had resulted from laser iridotomy. Eyes treated with the argon laser did not appear to differ significantly from those of similar patients, described in other series, in which surgical iridectomy had been used as the therapy of choice. Argon laser peripheral iridotomy appears to be a safe and effective means of treating primary angle closure glaucoma.
AB - We analyzed the long-term results after argon laser peripheral iridotomy in 98 eyes of 54 patients with primary angle closure glaucoma. During a mean followup period of about five years, visual acuity, intraocular pressure, medication changes, and the need for filtration surgery or cataract surgery were used to evaluate the amount of possible damage that had resulted from laser iridotomy. Eyes treated with the argon laser did not appear to differ significantly from those of similar patients, described in other series, in which surgical iridectomy had been used as the therapy of choice. Argon laser peripheral iridotomy appears to be a safe and effective means of treating primary angle closure glaucoma.
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U2 - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030927004
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1982.01030030927004
M3 - Article
C2 - 7092629
AN - SCOPUS:0020029663
SN - 0003-9950
VL - 100
SP - 919
EP - 923
JO - Archives of ophthalmology
JF - Archives of ophthalmology
IS - 6
ER -