METHOD FOR PREVENTING NEOVASCULAR DIABETIC RETINOPATHY Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves performing argon laser panretinal coagulation except of the macular and papillomacular fascicle, before doing pantransconjunctival cryopexy. In approaching the center, the distance between the maculates is increased up to two coagulate diameters. Cryopexy is carried out in the zone of vascular arcades in the area of maximum neovascularization and proliferation concurrently with initial pigmentation of the laser coagulates appeared. Krypton laser coagulation is carried out next to it in the zone of branched ciliary blood vessels along the peripheral edge of the retina. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment. 5 cl