Contact application of Nd: YAG laser through a fiberoptic and a sapphire tip

Internal pars plana sclerotomy with the contact Nd:YAG laser: An experimental study

“…It is believed that vigorous dissection of the conjunctiva may stimulate fibroblastic proliferation of cells derived from the episcleral tissue, which may cause blocking of the filtering bleb [8,12]. For this reason, the conjunctiva was raised by subconjunctival injection of balanced salt solution in the proposed site for the sclerotomy (Fig.…”

“…Failure of a filtering procedure is usually the result of extrascleral scarring caused by vigorous dissection, which stimulates scar growth [8,12]. On rare occasions, failure results from obstruction of the fistula itself by proliferation of various obstructing membranes [5,8,12].…”

“…Failure of a filtering procedure is usually the result of extrascleral scarring caused by vigorous dissection, which stimulates scar growth [8,12]. On rare occasions, failure results from obstruction of the fistula itself by proliferation of various obstructing membranes [5,8,12]. In addition, filtering procedure can be affected by such factors as age [8,10,12], race [6], aphakia [13], peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) and neovascularization [3,5,11].…”

“…On rare occasions, failure results from obstruction of the fistula itself by proliferation of various obstructing membranes [5,8,12]. In addition, filtering procedure can be affected by such factors as age [8,10,12], race [6], aphakia [13], peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS) and neovascularization [3,5,11]. Pars plana filtering procedures have been advocated in certain types of neovascular glaucoma Supported in part by Public Health Service grant EYO 2377, from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.…”

Wound healing strength: A comparative study of stainless steel blade excisions and contact Nd:YAG laser excisions

“…Carbon dioxide laser has been advocated for such procedures, yet it has an inflexible system of delivery. We believe that the contact Nd:YAG laser with its easily manipulated delivery system (through a sapphire tip) is an appropriate tool to use in ophthalmic plastic surgery [1,5,6]. This study evaluated the healing process and the strength of wounds made with the contact Nd:YAG laser in comparison to stainless steel blade wounds.…”