[The laser surgery of cystic filtration pads]

The paper describes results after treatment of 12 patients with cystic filtration cushions formed after antiglaucomatous operations. Two methods were used: introduction, into the cystic filtration cavity, of either autologous blood or serum of autologous blood stained by sodium fluorescein solution with subsequent coagulation by argon laser radiation, energy 0.2-0.4 wt, spot diameter 200-500 mem, exposition time 0.2-0.3 sec. The number of applied coagula depended on the size of a cystic filtration cushion. The results of treatment, followed up within a year, have shown formation of a filtration cushion of a vague type, appearance of stabilization of intraocular pressure and visual functions in all patients.