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Laser de Diodo no tratamento da retinopatia diabética proliferativa

Laser de Diodo no tratamento da retinopatia diabética proliferativa

Autores:

João Carlos de M. Gonçalves

ARTIGO ORIGINAL

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

versão impressa ISSN 0004-2749versão On-line ISSN 1678-2925

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. vol.58 no.2 São Paulo abr. 1995

http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.19950081

SUMMARY

Diode laser represents one of the newer options for treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness in Brazil. In this paper retinal photocoagulation was applied to 45 patients presenting proliferative diabetic retinopathy with an average follow up of 11 months. Regression of neovascularization was observed in 95.5% of the cases.

Key words: Diabetic retinopathy; Light coagulation; Lasers; Diode

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