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. 1987 May;15(2):119-23.
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1987.tb00056.x.

Laser iridotomy

P Richardson, R L Cooper

Laser iridotomy

P Richardson et al. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1987 May.

Abstract

The outcome of 64 consecutive argon laser iridotomies was examined retrospectively. The patients were followed for a mean of 18 months. Argon laser iridotomy was shown to be effective in treating chronic angle-closure glaucoma, those patients without field loss faring better than those with field loss: 34% of the latter group eventually required a trabeculectomy. It is suggested that patients be carefully followed-up after iridotomy, particularly those with loss of visual field.

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