Clinical outcomes following laser photocoagulation treatment for XXXX at a large Australian ophthalmic hospital.

@entity1 @entity4 @entity227 @entity6
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical outcomes of @entity6 laser treatment at a large Australian ophthalmic hospital. METHODS: A retrospective medical record review of all @entity1 who had initial laser treatment for @entity6 at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital from January 1997 to December 1998. RESULTS: The study included 322 eyes from 203 @entity1 . The mean age was 65.8 years (range 18-89) and the mean follow up was 18 months (range 2-33). Focal photocoagulation treatment alone was performed in 238 eyes. @entity4 ( @entity4 ) resolved in 218 (91.6%) eyes. Vision was improved or maintained in 137 (57.6%) eyes. Moderate @entity227 occurred in 49 (20.6%) eyes. Panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) was performed in 84 eyes, including 37 eyes with PRP alone and 47 eyes with PRP and focal together. Neovascularization regressed in 55 (65.5%) eyes. Vision was improved or maintained in 52 (61.9%) eyes. Moderate @entity227 was observed in 20 (23.8%) eyes and severe @entity227 was observed in 4 (4.8%) eyes. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical outcomes reported here are similar to those reported in other studies.
