The microendoscope for ciliary process photocoagulation in neovascular glaucoma.

The safety and efficacy in endoscopic ciliary body photocoagulation was evaluated in 6 patients with intractable neovascular glaucoma secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy. After a mean follow-up of 8 weeks, the mean intraocular pressure (IOP) decreased from 39.2 +/- 5.0 mmHg preoperatively t o 19.5 +/- 3.8 mmHg postoperatively (p < 0.05, Wilcoxon signed-ranks test). Although intense inflammation was observed as an immediate postoperative complication, fibrin, eye pain and phthisis did not develop in any of the patients.