Histologic study of a neodymium-YAG laser sclerostomy
W. F. March, T. Gherezghiher, M. C. Koss, R. P. Shaver, W. D. Heath and R. D. Nordquist
A glaucoma filtering procedure was performed with the YAG laser in an eye
to be enucleated for malignant melanoma. Scanning electron microscopic
examination shows the extent and position of the incision and the effects
of the procedure on the cornea. To our knowledge, this article represents
the first report of complete perforation of the sclera in a living human
eye with the use of a laser alone.