Open AccessThe results of the use of argon laser coagulation in the treatment of dibetic retinopathy
Author(s) -
T. M. Milenkaya,
V. S. Terentyev,
Elena Grigor'evna Bessmertnaya,
И И Дедов
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl19984447-12
Subject(s) - medicine , laser coagulation , fundus (uterus) , diabetic retinopathy , ophthalmology , retinopathy , retinal , diabetes mellitus , laser treatment , vitreous hemorrhage , retinal detachment , fluorescein angiography , surgery , visual acuity , laser , endocrinology , physics , optics
A total of 182 patients (95 men and 87 women) aged 15-49 years with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were treated using argon laser coagulation. Late results of laser therapy were followed up for 6 months to 3 years. In the patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) on the fundus oculi the improvement consisted in partial resolution of solid exudative foci and retinal hemorrhages in 20%o of cases. In patients with preproliferative DR, soft exudative foci partially resolved and the number of retinal hemorrhages and microaneurysms decreased in 17%o of cases. In patients with proliferative DR, regressive development of proliferative tissue, desolation of newly formed vessels, and resolution of preretinal hemorrhages were observed in 13.9%o of cases. Stabilization for 3 years was attained in 75%) of patients with nonproliferative and proliferative and in 72.5%o of those with preproliferative DR.