What is an iridex laser?
IRIDEX provides office-based laser solutions for your retina practice. With the patented Fovea-friendly™ MicroPulse® laser technology there is a treatment option for the most common retinal diseases. Medical Retina Solutions.
What is Pascal laser?
The Pascal (by OptiMedica, Silicon Valley, USA) is a 532 nm frequency-doubled (Nd:YAG) solid-state laser. It can deliver numerous patterns including squares, arcs, full and subset grids, the shapes and sizes of which are adjustable, in addition to single spots.
What is MicroPulse Diode laser?
MicroPulse® laser therapy is a tissue-sparing solution for the treatment of retinal diseases and glaucoma. With MicroPulse, a continuous-wave laser beam is chopped into a train of short, repetitive, low energy pulses separated by a brief rest period which allows the tissue to cool between laser pulses.
What is Navilas laser?
The Navilas® 577s Laser System is an advanced focal/panretinal photocoagulation device with microsecond pulsing mode revolutionizing the treatment of vision-threatening retinal diseases such as Diabetic Macular Edema, Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusions.
What is trabeculoplasty of the eye?
Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, or SLT, is a form of laser surgery that is used to lower intraocular pressure in glaucoma. It is used when eye drop medications are not lowering the eye pressure enough or are causing significant side effects. It can also be used as initial treatment in glaucoma.
What is argon laser eye surgery?
Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty is a type of laser glaucoma surgery that helps aqueous fluid drain out of the eye to lower the intraocular pressure. Your glaucoma specialist may suggest this surgery at any time. In most cases glaucoma eye drops will still be needed after this procedure but hopefully in lesser amounts.
What laser is used for retinal detachment?
Laser Photocoagulation The laser emits a beam of light that travels through the eye and burns the area around the retinal tear or detachment to create a scar. This scar tissue helps seal the tear or reattach a detached portion of retina to underlying tissue.
Does PRP cure retinopathy?
Pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) by laser treatment is the standard intervention for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), and it has been shown to reduce the risk of severe vision loss by 50%.