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Transscleral diode photocoagulation of large retinal and choroidal vascular lesions.
[coats disease]
Transscleral
retinal
photocoagulation
with
a
diode
laser
is
used
in
glaucoma
refractory
to
medical
and
surgical
treatment
.
Our
main
research
question
was
how
the
technique
performed
in
large
vascular
lesions
associated
with
hemangiomas
of
the
retina
and
choroid
.
Patient
charts
were
retrieved
from
the
hospital
files
for
patients
who
underwent
the
procedure
and
were
followed
for
at
least
24
months
.
Five
patients
(
6
eyes
)
fit
the
criteria
.
Cases
included
Von
Hippel
's
disease
(
2
eyes
)
,
Coats
'
disease
(
1
eye
)
and
choroidal
hemangioma
(
3
cases
)
.
Transscleral
diode
laser
treatment
was
performed
under
retrobulbar
and
topical
anesthesia
with
a
retinopexy
probe
(
IRIS
DioPexy
,
IRIS
Medical
Instruments
,
Mountain
View
,
CA
)
applied
transsclerally
under
indirect
ophthalmoscope
visualization
.
We
found
an
improvement
in
best-corrected
visual
acuity
at
24
months
postoperatively
.
Transscleral
photocoagulation
may
have
a
clinical
application
in
these
diseases
as
an
alternate
to
the
high
cost
of
photodynamic
therapy
with
photosensitizing
agents
.