Iridoplasty - EyeWiki
网页Iridoplasty (the molding of the iris) is a procedure that can be performed using low energy argon laser to place circumferential burns to the iris to cause contracture of the iris away from the anterior chamber angle.
An Overview of Laser Iridoplasty - Glaucoma Today
网页Laser iridoplasty is a safe and effective technique for relieving appositional angle closure. It contributes to the success of other procedures such as iridotomy and trabeculoplasty and provides definitive treatment for select conditions.
Iridoplasty - Glaucoma Today
网页Iridoplasty, also known as gonioplasty, uses low-energy laser burns to the peripheral iris in order to widen the anterior chamber angle and/or break peripheral anterior synechiae. Patients requiring laser iridoplasty are most often diagnosed with plateau iris syndrome, either by ultrasound biomicroscopy or follow-up gonioscopy that demonstrates ...
Laser Iridotomy: Frequently Asked Questions
网页2020年5月5日 — Laser peripheral iridotomy is the standard first-line treatment in closed-angle glaucoma and eyes at risk for this condition. Laser peripheral iridotomy has been used since 1984 both as treatment and prevention of the disease. 1. What is the angle and what is closed angle glaucoma?
Laser peripheral iridoplasty for chronic angle closure
网页2021年3月23日 — Laser peripheral iridoplasty (LPIp) can be used in treating chronic angle closure when angle closure persists after laser peripheral iridotomy. Previous reviews have found insufficient data to determine its clinical effectiveness, compared to other interventions. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2008 and updated in …
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy - EyeWiki
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Iridotomy is done: Now what? - EyeWorld
网页Iridoplasty creates burns at the peripheral iris using an argon laser to shrink the iris and pull it away from the chamber angle and open it up. Dr. Lin takes a conservative approach to iridoplasty but thinks it may be warranted in some cases.
Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty - FitEyes.com
网页Argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI) is a simple and effective means of opening an appositionally closed angle in situations in which laser iridotomy either cannot be performed or does not eliminate appositional closure because …
Gonioscopic Laser Surgery - American Academy of Ophthalmology
网页2017年11月8日 — Laser iridoplasty is used to pull the iris away from the angle. This is done in eyes with plateau iris configuration, when laser trabeculoplasty is difficult due to a crowded angle, and, rarely, in eyes with acute angle closure in which laser iridotomy cannot be …
Efficacy and safety of laser peripheral iridoplasty with different ...
网页2023年4月11日 — To explore the efficacy and safety of laser peripheral iridoplasty (LPIp) with different energy levels and locations in the treatment of primary angle closure disease (PACD) assessed by swept-source anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS …