The concept of retinal photocoagulation was introduced by Meyer-Schwickerath for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy in the 1950s and used with some success in the 1960s. The xenon arc photocoagulator utilized for this purpose was large, polychromatic, inefficient, and difficult to operate, prompting a search for a better method of treatment. Further progress was achieved when ruby,1 argon io...

Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults under age 65 in the United States. Risk is related to the stage of retinopathy. With new treatments available, it is imperative that diabetics be properly screened. Those with retinopathy of more than five years duration should be referred to an ophthalmologist. Since photocoagulation has been shown effective for treatment of macu...

PURPOSE To describe the clinical characteristics of idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis (IJT) in Koreans. METHODS Medical records of 16 patients with IJT were analyzed during the period from 1997 to 2009. Diagnosis was based on biomicrosopic and fluorescein angiographic findings and the group was determined according to the Gass and Blodi classification. RESULTS We analyzed eight patients...

Before the introduction of antagonists of vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF), intravitreal corticosteroids were the main treatment of the macular edema (ME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). It has been shown that panretinal photocoagulation was only efficacious in the prevention and treatment of the neovascular complications of CRVO. With the discover of the antiV...

The idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome is a disease characterized by multiple retinal macroaneurysms, neuroretinitis and peripheral capillary nonperfusion. Visual loss may result from either ischemia-related complications or macular involvement. Treatment is not always rewarding. We report a case with stage 2 IRVAN syndrome who was successfully treated ...

AIMS To determine whether indocyanine green (ICG) guided laser photocoagulation of occult choroidal neovascularisations (OCNV) is beneficial for patients with occult choroidal neovascularisation secondary to age related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS A prospective pilot study was performed in 21 eyes with OCNV secondary to AMD that could be identified extrafoveolarly or juxtafoveolarly i...