Understanding Laser Photocoagulation
Posted on February 5th, 2008 by gabriel
An ophthalmologist uses laser photocoagulation to seal microaneurysms so that they don’t hemorrhage; control the growth of new blood vessels, which may eventually rupture and hemorrhage; and destroy capillaries responsible for plasma and lipid leakage into the retina.Argon laser photocoagulation, the most common procedure for diabetic retinopathy, uses laser beams to destroy specific aneurysms and [...]
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