Transscleral diode laser therapy for cyclodialysis cleft induced hypotony

Abstract

In order to evaluate the efficacy of transscleral diode laser therapy for treatment of cyclodialysis cleft associated with ocular hypotony, transscleral diode laser therapy was used in two patients with cyclodialysis cleft. It was applied over the cleft area in two rows of 14 applications in a post-traumatic patient and of 8 applications in a post-trabeculectomy patient at a power setting of 2500 mW and duration of 2000 msec. The clefts were closed with restoration of normal intraocular pressure and recovery of visual function in both patients. Transscleral diode laser therapy seems to be a safe, simple and non-invasive method for closure of the cyclodialysis clefts, especially in patients inappropriate for argon laser photocoagulation and those with opaque cornea.