[YAG laser treatment in anterior segment disease of the eye]

Three hundred and fifty-two eyes (230 patients) with various diseases were treated with the first China-made YAG laser therapy instruments. The success rate was 100%. Two hundred and seventy-six eyes with primary angle closed glaucoma were treated by peripheral iridotomy. Postoperatively, the IOP was lowered by 0.267 kPa (2.43 mmHg). The dose and frequency of medication could then be lowered. The closed chamber angle index improved. Forty-nine eyes with membranous cataract were treated by posterior capsulotomy: Visual acuity was improved by 95%. The main complications during or immediately after operation were as follows: transient elevation of IOP, hyphema, anterior uveitis and corneal edema. All of these were well controlled.