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pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP)
Indications:
- diabetic retinopathy
Procedure:
- delivers several thousand small burns to the periphery of the retina which results in avascular scarring & shriveling of the vessels
- this results in more blood flow for the central part of the retina in order to preserve central vision, binocular vision & depth perception
Complications:
- deterioration of peripheral vision
- decreased night vision
General
photocoagulation
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- Cheung N, Mitchell P, Wong TY.
Diabetic retinopathy.
Lancet. 2010 Jul 10;376(9735):124-36
PMID: 20580421