Novel OCT Application and Optimized YAG Laser Enable Visualization and Treatment of Mid- to Posterior Vitreous Floaters.

Abstract

Vitrectomy is an effective treatment for visually disabling vitreous opacities (floaters) but carries significant surgical risk. Nd:YAG laser vitreolysis using newer technology has been shown safe and effective in treating symptomatic Weiss ring vitreous floaters. These Weiss rings, as well as amorphous opacities in the mid- to posterior vitreous, can be impossible to visualize or treat using conventional YAG lasers. In the cases presented here, undetected symptomatic amorphous type posterior vitreous floaters were confirmed with assistance of a novel optical coherence tomography application and successfully treated using a YAG laser optimized for vitreolysis. These cases suggest that with proper technology and technique, laser vitreolysis may be safer and more effective than previously recognized. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:806-811.].

• Authors: Inder Paul Singh
• Journal: Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina (Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina) Vol. 49 Issue 10 Pg. 806-811 (10 01 2018) ISSN: 2325-8179 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 30395668 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright 2018, SLACK Incorporated.

Topics

• Eye Diseases (diagnosis, surgery)
• Female
• Humans
• Laser Therapy (methods)
• Lasers, Solid-State (therapeutic use)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Surgery, Computer-Assisted (methods)
• Tomography, Optical Coherence (methods)
• Visual Acuity
• Vitrectomy (methods)
• Vitreous Body (pathology, surgery)