Long-term results of noncontact neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet cyclophotocoagulation in neovascular glaucoma.

PURPOSE: To determine the long-term efficacy and safety of noncontact transscleral neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) cyclophotocoagulation (CP) for the treatment of neovascular glaucoma (NVG). DESIGN: Retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred fifteen eyes of 111 subjects treated from December 1987 to January 2001. METHODS: Eyes with uncontrolled NVG underwent noncontact Nd:YAG CP. Treatment parameters and pretreatment and posttreatment intraocular pressures (IOP) were reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative IOP were compared using a paired Student's t test. Success was defined as an IOP