PubMed · 2400337
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J S Schuman, C A Puliafito, J J Jacobson. 1990. Semiconductor diode laser peripheral iridotomy.. https://doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1990.01070110023004
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We are just beginning to see the potential uses of laser energy to treat glaucoma. Each of the lasers described here has technical problems that make them less then perfect, but it is only a matter of time before we will be able to predictably alter the internal structures of the eye to better control any type of glaucoma.
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On the basis of archival records of 1463 patients treated in the period 1964-1986 the author isolated the cases of primary open angle glaucoma (2248 eyes) and closed angle glaucoma (333 eyes). The influence of the intraocular pressure on the grade of damage done to the nervous fibres and manifesting itself by pathological changes of the optic disc and visual field was analyzed. It was discovered that this influence was statistically significant especially in cases of closed angle glaucoma.