Transscleral neodymium-YAG cyclophotocoagulation. A histologic study of human autopsy eyes

doi:10.1001/archopht.106.8.1121

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Vol. 106 No. 8, August 1988

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Transscleral neodymium-YAG cyclophotocoagulation. A histologic study of human autopsy eyes

C. Hampton and M. B. Shields
Duke University Eye Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation was performed with a neodymium-YAG laser in the free-running mode (20-ms pulses) on eight human autopsy eyes. Variables studied were laser beam position and angle, defocusing, and pulse energy. Based on gross and histologic evaluation of the treated eyes, a tangential beam placed 1.0 to 1.5 mm behind the limbus, with maximum defocusing and an energy setting of approximately 8 J, appears to provide the optimum probability of damaging the ciliary processes.

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