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[Neodymium-YAG laser iridotomy in subacute and acute angle closure glaucoma]
R Stawowski1, A Bakunowicz-Lazarczyk, P Sobolewski
1Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Białymstoku.
Purpose:
To evaluate efficiency of Nd: YAG-laser iridotomy in the treatment of angle closure glaucoma.
Material And Methods:
33 eyes of 22 patients were examined before and after the treatment. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured 24, 48 and 72 hours after iridotomy and then in (after) 1 and 6 months. Visual acuity, static perimetry and optic disc evaluation was performed before the treatment and after 1 and 6 months.
Results:
In 90% of the eyes, 24 hours after the laser, IOP was below 22 mmHg and it was normalized during the whole follow-up. There no differences between the results of visual acuity, perimetry and optic disc evaluation before the treatment and during follow-up.
Conclusions:
Nd:YAG-laser iridotomy is an efficient method of lowering of IOP in angle-closure glaucoma.