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Long-term changes in the vascular network of rabbit ciliary processes induced by Nd:YAG laser cyclophotocoagulation were examined both from a morphological viewpoint and with respect to three-dimensional organization (in vascular casts). Relative changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), monitored within eyes irradiated across one-quarter, one-half, three-quarters, or all of the ciliary body circumference, are discussed in relation to morphological changes. The clinical implications of these findings are considered.
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Dedicated to T.H. Schiebler, MD, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany, on the occasion of his 65th birthday
This work was supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation, grant number 3.844.-0.86, by the Swiss Commission for the Promotion of Scientific Research, and in part by Alcon Laboratories
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van der Zypen, E., England, C., Fankhauser, F. et al. The effect of transscleral laser cyclophotocoagulation on rabbit ciliary body vascularization. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 227, 172–179 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02169792
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