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Ophthalmology

Volume 92, Issue 3, March 1985, Pages 339-346
Ophthalmology

Therapeutic Ultrasound in the Treatment of Glaucoma: I. Experimental Model

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Abstract

Controlled ultrasonic energy was used to treat a series of laboratory animals in which glaucoma had been induced experimentally. Insonification successfully reduced elevated intraocular pressure in the majority (86%) of test animals. Histopathologic review of globes examined at varying time intervals following treatment showed localized thinning of the sclera with intact conjunctiva, allowing filtration and focal disruption of ciliary epithelium. This technique of treating elevated intraocular pressure in a noninvasive manner offers potential for clinical application in humans.

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Presented at Eighty-seventh Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and XXIV International Congress of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, October 31–November 6, 1982.

Supported in part by NIH Grants EY 01480 and EY 03174, Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., and the Dyson Foundation.

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