Targeted laser photocoagulation treats select cases of diabetic retinopathy

HONOLULU — Targeted retinal photocoagulation may be used to treat severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy as well as some cases of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to a poster presented here.
Pallavi Singh, MD, of Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, New Delhi, and colleagues undertook a nonrandomized, prospective, interventional study of 30 treatment-naive eyes with NPDR or PDR without high-risk characteristics (HRC) treated with targeted retinal photocoagulation over capillary nonperfusion areas.
Areas of treatment were identified with Optos

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