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Scleral perforation after trans-scleral cyclodiode laser for intraocular pressure reduction.

Amariotakis G, Ressiniotis T, Voros GM, Birch M

Herein a case is reported of a full-thickness scleral burn in the left eye of a 61-year-old man, following contact trans-scleral cyclodiode laser treatment for traumatic aphakic glaucoma, unresponsive to maximal medical treatment. The defect was successfully repaired by scleral suturing under local anaesthetic.

Published 13 April 2007 in Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, 35(3): 290-1.
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