Muhammad Tariq, Shafqat Ali Shah, Abdul Salam Arif.
Nd YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy for the Treatment of Premacular Subhyaloid Haemorrhage.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;14(3):43-7.

Aims & Objectives: To determine the efficacy and visual outcome of Nd YAG Laser hyaloidotomy for Premacular Subhyaloid Haemorrhage. Study Design: Hospital based prospective study. Setting & Duration of The Study: The study was conducted at Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Hospital Karachi and Akora Khattak Nowshera and Mardan Medical Complex Teaching Hospital, Mardan, KPK from 1st July 2006 to 31th Dec 2015. Material & Methods: All the patients were examined in the outpatient department of Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT) Hospital Karachi, Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust Secondary Hospital Akora Khattak, Nowshera and Mardan Medical Complex Teaching Mardan, Mardan. Complete history and clinical examination was done including Visual Acuity, Optic nerve functions, Macular functions, Slit lamp examination, applanation tonometry, Fundus examination and systemic examination. Patients with follow up of 6 week were included in the study. All the findings were recorded on a pre-designed profroma and analyzed by SPSS Version 17. Results: A total of 41 eyes of 40 patients were subjected to Nd Yag Laser hyaloidotomy. Males were 25 (60.9%) and females were 16 (39 %). In 31 out of 41 eyes, the Visual Acuity improved to normal or near normal. In 2 patients, VA improved to 6/24 and in 2 eyes it improved to 6/36 and in 1 eye it improved to 6/60. In 4 eyes there was no improvement in visual Acuity. Conclusion: This is a simple, safe, effective and cost effective technique for pre macular subhyaloid heamorrhage.

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