Photocoagulation Definition

Photocoagulation Sentence Examples

• Photocoagulation involves using a laser to destroy the cancer cells.

• In patients with proliferative retinopathy, particularly if not treated with photocoagulation, severe hypoglycaemic episodes may result in transient amaurosis.

• Toxicities included transient periorbital edema in four eyes and optic atrophy in one eye that also received laser photocoagulation and cryotherapy.

• Eyes of high-risk characterisitics benefit from panretinal laser photocoagulation.

• The laser isn't used on the blood vessels directly, but is scattered over the whole retina (pan retinal photocoagulation ).