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Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Ahmad, S; Wallace, DJ; Herndon, LW
Published in: Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
2008

A 47-year-old man was treated with one session of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation for uncontrolled, elevated intraocular pressure. Before treatment, the eye was quiet and uninflamed. Pretreatment visual acuity was 4/200 and the intraocular pressure was 24 mm Hg. Treatment was applied to the ciliary processes for nearly 360 degrees. During the postoperative follow-up, the patient developed eye pain and persistent ocular inflammation. This ultimately led to phthisical changes evident 5 months postoperatively, when visual acuity was 1/200 and the intraocular pressure was 7 mm Hg. Eighteen months after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, visual acuity was light perception and intraocular pressure was less than 1 mm Hg. Phthisis is among the complications that may result after treatment with endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.

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Published In

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

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ISSN

1542-8877

Publication Date

2008

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

407 / 408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laser Coagulation
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma
  • Eye Diseases
  • Endoscopy
 

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Ahmad, S., Wallace, D. J., & Herndon, L. W. (2008). Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, 39(5), 407–408. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20080901-01
Ahmad, Saad, Dana J. Wallace, and Leon W. Herndon. “Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging 39, no. 5 (2008): 407–8. https://doi.org/10.3928/15428877-20080901-01.
Ahmad S, Wallace DJ, Herndon LW. Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2008;39(5):407–8.
Ahmad, Saad, et al. “Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation.Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging, vol. 39, no. 5, 2008, pp. 407–08. Pubmed, doi:10.3928/15428877-20080901-01.
Ahmad S, Wallace DJ, Herndon LW. Phthisis after endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2008;39(5):407–408.

Published In

Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging

DOI

ISSN

1542-8877

Publication Date

2008

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

407 / 408

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Acuity
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Laser Coagulation
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma
  • Eye Diseases
  • Endoscopy