VISUAL SIDE EFFECTS OF SUCCESSFUL SCATTER LASER PHOTOCOAGULATION SURGERY FOR PROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

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Authors

Donald S. Fong · Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center

Abstract

Scatter laser photocoagulation has been shown to reduce the risk of severe visual loss from proliferative DR. However, scatter treatment is associated with some decline in visual function. These effects should be studied more extensively and should be considered when comparing pharmacologic treatments for proliferative DR.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Diseases and Treatments Retinal and Optic Conditions Glaucoma and retinal disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Retina

Volume 27, Issue 7, pp. 816-824

DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e318042d32c

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