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KMID : 0378119920190020433
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Chungnam Medical Journal
1992 Volume.19 No. 2 p.433 ~ p.438
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The Efficacy of Argon Laser Photocoagulation for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
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안병헌
민병무/최시환/서병로/박우찬
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Abstract
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Vitreous hemorrhage, which is the major cause of blindness in proliferative diabetic retinopathy, has been prevented clinically with laser photocoagulation. We reviewed 57 cases(98 eyes) of proliferative diabetic retinopathy which were treated by
argon
laser and followed up for more than 6 months. Of these 98 eyes, 81 eyes(83%) showed a satisfactory response after standard panretinal photocoagulation. 14 eyes(14%) revealed the vitreous hemorrhage after panretinal photocoagulation and higher
incidence
of vitreous hemorrhage in the cases of new vessel on the optic disc. In the cases(26 eyes) of new vessel on the optic disc, 2000 laser burns revealed lower incidence of vitreous hemorrhage(1/5, 20%) in comparison with 1500 laser burns(8/21, 38%).
These
results indicate that initial augmented laser therapy prevented the vitreous hemorrhage effectively.
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