ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2019
Nd:YAG Laser Vitreolysis for Symptomatic Vitreous Floaters: Application of Infrared Fundus Photography in Assessing the Treatment Efficacy.
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- Dietary Intervention With a Targeted Micronutrient Formulation Reduces the Visual Discomfort Associated With Vitreous Degeneration.Translational vision science & technology · 2021Trial
- Lipid-stabilized ICG nanoaggregates for the photodisruption of vitreous opacities.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of Nd: YAG laser vitreolysis in patients with physiological vitreous floaters.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Dynamic Infrared Imaging of Vitreous Floaters.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Visualization and Grading of Vitreous Floaters Using Dynamic Ultra-Widefield Infrared Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of laser vitreolysis for vitreous floaters in posterior vitreous detachment.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Safety and Efficacy of YAG Laser Vitreolysis for the Treatment of Vitreous Floaters: An Overview.Advances in therapy · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundVitreous floater is a physically common phenomenon with aging and is related to visual impairment and decrease of quality of life. Nd:YAG vitreolysis is supposed to be an option for resolving floaters, but its clinical efficacy is undefined. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Nd:YAG vitreolysis in treating floater semiquantifiably by determining changes of floater areas on infrared fundus photography (IR).
methodsPatients with floaters and those who underwent Nd:YAG vitreolysis were retrospectively summarized from June 2015 to Nov 2017. Intraocular pressure, visual acuity, visual function questionnaire (VFQ-25) scores, and floater areas calculated using Image J software were recorded preoperatively and 6 months after YAG lasers.
results50 patients (25 female/25 male, with an average age of 60.34 years) with 55 eyes (29 OD and 26 OS) presenting floaters and underwent YAG vitreolysis treatment were included. Severe symptoms were reported in 17 eyes, moderate in 21 and mild in 17 eyes. No severe Nd:YAG vitreolysis procedure-related complications occurred in all patients except one mild retinal injury. There were no significant changes in intraocular pressure and visual acuity after the laser treatment. 43 eyes had improved symptoms; in 8, floaters had disappeared; and 4 had no changes according to VFQ-25 scores. The median of shadow areas of floaters before operation was 1.41 (0.29-12.85) cm
conclusionNd:YAG vitreolysis was effective and safe in alleviating the visual symptoms induced by floaters. Quantification of floater shadow areas on infrared fundus photography could serve as an objective index for assessing treatment efficacy of Nd:YAG vitreolysis.
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