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6829674

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-masked study to examine the influence of the number of burns administered on intraocular pressure after argon laser trabeculoplasty. Each of 40 patients with open-angle glaucoma had 50 burns placed over one half the trabecular meshwork (Group 1, 20 patients) or 100 burns placed over the entire trabecular meshwork (Group 2, 20 patients). There was no significant difference between the mean intraocular pressure decreases in Group 1 (-9.20 +/- 6.43 mm Hg) and Group 2 (-6.95 +/- 5.74 mm Hg) after two months (P less than .25). In each group, the intraocular pressure was lowest after two months in those patients in whom it was not increased during the immediate postoperative period (Group 1, P less than .006; Group 2, P less than .07). Because the changes in intraocular pressure were statistically similar in the two groups and because patients receiving only 50 burns may have fewer complications, administering 50 laser burns to one half the trabecular meshwork appears to be the better choice for an initial procedure.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9394
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
95
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of the number of laser burns administered on the early results of argon laser trabeculoplasty.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial