J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1988 Oct;29(5):841-845.

Peripheral Retinal Cryotherapy in Diabetic Vitreous Hemorrhage

• Kim SD

Abstract

The vitreal hemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy has ordinarily been managed by two kinds of action according to the ophthalmologist's decision since two decades ago medical(observation) and surgical(vitrectomy). Recently, there are reports of the peripheral retinal cryotherapy in the literatures suggestingthat it would be a new adjunct in the therapeutic modalities. In 12 eyes(11 patients) of diabetic vitreal hemorrhage, the peripheral retinal cryotherapy was perfonned and the clinical course of its effect, fate of vitreal blood was follwed-up for 5 to 27 months(mean 14.7 months). 7 of 12 eyes (58.3%) were cleaned of blood within 6 months. Recurrence of hemorrhge was experienced in 3 eyes (25%). All eyes were also managed by photocoagulation at the other time and in four of unresorbing 5 eyes, the vitrectomy was perfonned months later. The vision was improved in 2 eyes, unchanged in 4 eyes and worsened in 6 eyes with proven ocular pathologies.

MeSH Terms

Cryotherapy*
Diabetic Retinopathy
Hemorrhage
Light Coagulation
Pathology
Recurrence
Retinaldehyde*
Vitrectomy
Vitreous Hemorrhage*
Retinaldehyde