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Chapter-21 Laser Sclerotomy

BOOK TITLE: Surgical Techniques in Ophthalmology: Glaucoma Surgery

Author
1. Agarwal Amar
2. Agarwal Sunita
3. Garg Ashok
ISBN
9788184489583
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11383_21
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
1. Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086, India, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Eye Research Centre, 19 Cathedral road, Chennai-600086, Tamil Nadu (India), Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Eye Research Centre, 19 Cathedral road Chennai-600086, Tamil Nadu (India), Dr. Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals and Eye Research Centre, 19 Cathedral road, Chennai-600086, Tamil Nadu (India), Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, Agarwal's Eye Hospital, 13 Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, Eye Research Center and Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospitals, Chennai, Bengaluru, Trichy, India, and Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Cathedral Road Chennai, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai-600 086, India, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye, Hospitals and Eye Research Centre, Chennai, Bangalore,
2. Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai 600 086, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Bengaluru, India, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town, Bengaluru, India, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town, Bangalore, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town, Bangalore, India, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19 Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, 15 Eagle Street, Langford Town Bangalore, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town, Bangalore (India), Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chennai, India, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town Bangalore, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedral Road, Chenna, India, 15, Eagle Street, Langford Town, Bangalore, India, Dr Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, 19, Cathedr
3. Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235-Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Center, 235-Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235-Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar-125 005, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235, Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, Hisar, Haryana, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Center, Hisar, Haryana, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Center, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235, Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar - 125005, (India), Garg Eye Institute and Research Center , Dabra Chowk, Hisar-125005, India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235-Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar (India), Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235, Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar (India), Garg Eye Institute and Research Centre, 235, Model Town, Dabra Chowk, Hisar (Haryana), India, Garg Eye Institute and Research Centr
Chapter keywords
laser sclerotomy, glaucoma, cataract, Laser Phakonit technique, Nd: YAG laser, clear corneal incision, peripheral iridectomy

Abstract

This chapter discusses laser sclerotomy. A bloodless sutureless technique of using the ND: YAG laser has been started to treat glaucoma. This is called laser sclerotomy. If the patient has cataract, then one can do the cataract removal with the Laser Phakonit technique followed by either a Rollable or Foldable IOL, implantation. Nd: YAG laser is a solid state laser having an ionizing effect causing photodisruption, thermal effect causing photovaporization, photocoagulation and photocarbonization. Clear corneal incision, laser sclerotomy, peripheral iridectomy, and closure of incision are described. Laser phakonit and IOL implantation, phakic laser sclerotomy, and laser sclerotomy in pseudophakia and aphakia are explained.

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