Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Ai Hua Liu
Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela
Research Article
Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Contralateral Untreated Eye Following Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Rabbit Eyes
Author(s): Bonnie Nga Kwan Choy, Catherine Kin Chiu, Jennifer Wei Huen Shum, Jian Ji, Ai Hua Liu, Wei Liu and Jimmy Shiu Ming Lai
Bonnie Nga Kwan Choy, Catherine Kin Chiu, Jennifer Wei Huen Shum, Jian Ji, Ai Hua Liu, Wei Liu and Jimmy Shiu Ming Lai
Our study aimed at evaluating if a single session of unilateral selective laser trabeculoplasty would affect the intraocular pressure of the fellow untreated eye in rabbits. Eleven rabbits were involved. 360° selective laser trabeculoplasty with 532 nm frequency-doubled green Nd:YAG laser was performed over the right eyes. The mean intraocular pressure of both eyes at baseline, 3 hours, 24 hours, 3 days and 7 days after laser were measured. The baseline mean intraocular pressure of the right eye and the left eye were 8.07 ± 1.72 mmHg and 8.27 ± 1.56 mmHg respectively (p=0.78). The mean intraocular pressure of the treated eye was lower than the baseline from 3 hours through 3 days after laser, with a maximum mean decrease of 1.36 mmHg on Day 3. On the contrary, the mean intraocular pressures of the untreated eyes were higher than the baseline throughout the study, par.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000477