Treatment of glaucoma with high-intensity focused ultrasound.
Ophthalmology
; 93(6): 831-8, 1986 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-3526229
ABSTRACT
This report is a summary of results for 170 eyes of patients with refractory glaucoma treated with high-intensity focused ultrasound. The results are analyzed in terms of the effectiveness of various treatment regimens, complications, and classifications of the patient population according to such factors as age and etiology. The mean pretreatment intraocular pressure (IOP) for the ensemble of patients treated with optimal intensity levels was 38.6 mmHg. Whereas only 10% of these patients had an IOP of 25 mmHg or less prior to treatment, 90% had an IOP of 25 mmHg or less within 3 months of treatment. At 1 year after a single treatment, 65% of patients still maintained intraocular pressures of 25 mmHg or less, and 56% had pressures of 22 mmHg or less. The effectiveness of retreatment of failed or unresponsive cases was also investigated and found to have a degree of success comparable to that of initial treatments.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Terapia por Ultrasonido
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Glaucoma
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ophthalmology
Año:
1986
Tipo del documento:
Article