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… Surgery Overview Laser photocoagulation and cryopexy are used to fix tears in the retina …
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… from opening again. Usually extreme cold (cryopexy) or, less commonly, heat (diathermy) or light (laser photocoagulation) is used to scar the retina …
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… Treatment Overview Laser photocoagulation uses the heat from a laser to … of laser burns to seal them off. Scatter (pan-retinal) photocoagulation. Scatter treatment …
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… the eye. But in some cases, doctors recommend laser surgery. Retinal laser photocoagulation is a type of laser surgery …
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… Arthritis: Inflammatory Eye Disease Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for … Laser Iridotomy for Glaucoma Laser Photocoagulation and Cryopexy for Retinal Tears Laser …
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… Condition Basics What is retinal detachment? Retinal detachment is an … causes it? Retinal detachment is caused by: Tears or holes in the retina. A tear in the … ways to do the surgery. They include using lasers, air bubbles, or a freezing probe to …
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… is a surgery to repair certain types of retinal detachments . It is usually an … tear in the retina using a freezing probe or laser beam. The bubble helps to flatten the … reason that surgery fails. New breaks or tears forming. The need for more surgery to …
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… Treatment Overview Infrared photocoagulation (also called coagulation … may be done with other devices, such as a laser or electrical current, that also cut off … may be done with other devices, such as a laser or electrical current, that also cut off …
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… Surgery Overview YAG laser capsulotomy is surgery to help you see … of the nerve layer at the back of the eye ( retinal detachment ). Swelling of the centre … develop our content . … Surgery Overview YAG laser capsulotomy is surgery to help you see …
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… retinopathy is called diabetic retinopathy (retinal disease caused by diabetes). Diabetic … and blindness. How is it treated? Surgery, laser treatment, or medicine may help slow the … diabetic retinopathy. But laser treatment (photocoagulation) is usually very effective at …
