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Br J Ophthalmol 84:999-1003 doi:10.1136/bjo.84.9.999
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    • Clinical science

Transscleral diode laser cyclophotocoagulation for the treatment of refractory glaucoma secondary to inflammatory eye diseases

Table 3

Visual acuity before cyclophotocoagulation (n = 22) and after 1 year (n = 21) of follow up

Visual acuity Preoperatively After 1 year
20/16–20/20 2 3
20/25–20/32 4 2
20/40–20/50 2 2
20/63–20/100 2 3
20/400–20/200 5 5
HM 4 2
LP 1 3
NLP 1 1
  • NLP = no light perception, LP = light perception, HM = hand movements.

  • The 9 year old child with JCA received cyclocryocoagulation 9 months after initial TDLC and was excluded.The decrease in visual acuity in eight patients was caused by cataract progression in two eyes, increased corneal opacification in two, and glaucoma progression in four eyes.

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