BACKGROUND:Panretinal photocoagulation remains the gold standard for treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can be done in a single session or in multiple sessions. However, because of different reasons, single session is less frequently practiced. We describe the results of a single session of pattern scan laser versus multiple sessions of conventional laser in cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: A prospective study was performed on 50 patients (100 eyes), in whom proliferative diabetic retinopathy was diagnosed recently. Two eyes of an individual patient were randomly assigned, one for a single session of panretinal photocoagulation using pattern scan laser and the other for multiple sessions of conventional laser. RESULTS: Our study confirms that single session is effective and even better than conventional laser in relation to the effect of treatment. CONCLUSION: Complications and the associated pain are less; thus, the patient's acceptance of PASCAL was high, and a single session was well tolerated with topical anesthesia alone.
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BACKGROUND: Panretinal photocoagulation remains the gold standard for treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can be done in a single session or in multiple sessions. However, because of different reasons, single session is less frequently practiced. We describe the results of a single session of pattern scan laser versus multiple sessions of conventional laser in cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. METHODS: A prospective study was performed on 50 patients (100 eyes), in whom proliferative diabetic retinopathy was diagnosed recently. Two eyes of an individual patient were randomly assigned, one for a single session of panretinal photocoagulation using pattern scan laser and the other for multiple sessions of conventional laser. RESULTS: Our study confirms that single session is effective and even better than conventional laser in relation to the effect of treatment. CONCLUSION: Complications and the associated pain are less; thus, the patient's acceptance of PASCAL was high, and a single session was well tolerated with topical anesthesia alone.
Authors: Jeffrey Chi Wang Chan; Bonnie Nga Kwan Choy; Orlando Chia Chieh Chan; Kenneth Kai Wang Li Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2017-12-07 Impact factor: 3.117