Open AccessCOMPARATIVE ESTIMATION OF LASER COAGULATION EFFICIENCY IN MACULAR AND MICROPHOTOCOAGULATION OF HIGH DENSITYIN DIABETIC MACULOPATHY TREATMENT
Author(s) -
Aleksandr S Izmaylov,
Татьяна Владимировна Коцур
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vestnik severo-zapadnogo gosudarstvennogo medicinskogo universiteta im. i.i. mečnikova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-9704
pISSN - 2618-7116
DOI - 10.17816/mechnikov20157174-77
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , ophthalmology , retinal , diabetic macular edema , macular edema , laser coagulation , maculopathy , laser treatment , optometry , retinopathy , diabetes mellitus , laser , visual acuity , optics , endocrinology , physics
The modern standard of treatment of clinically significant diabetic macular edema is macular laser photocoagulation was suggested in the reports of the Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS, 1985-1990). Subthreshold microphotocoagulation (MicroPulase) leads to developing barely visible or invisible retinal burns and also has been shown to be effective in treating macular edema with no side effects comparing with ETDRS methodic (retinal pigment and choroidal atrophy, decreasing of retinal sensitivity). Effectiveness of microphotocoagulation may arise in high density laser applications, however in modern literature exists rare publications concerning this question.