Brown G C, Benson W E
Am J Ophthalmol. 1985 Mar 15;99(3):258-62. doi: 10.1016/0002-9394(85)90353-8.
Three patients with diabetic traction retinal detachment not involving the central macula were treated with the pulsed neodymium-YAG laser. In each case, with energy levels of 9 to 11 mJ, vitreous traction bands were sectioned and the traction retinal detachment diminished or disappeared. Other than a small choroidal hemorrhage in one instance, no adverse side effects occurred. The pulsed neodymium-YAG laser may provide a new therapeutic modality in a few selected cases of diabetic traction retinal detachment.
