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Retinal Laser

Retinal Laser

LASER stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It is a high energy beam of light which can be used to treat various retinal disorders. It is a non-invasive OPD (Out-patient Department) procedure.



HOW IS RETINAL LASER PERFORMED?
  • The eyes will need to be dilated prior to the treatment.
  • Laser can be delivered by Slit-lamp or indirect ophthalmoscopy.
  • Anaesthetic drops are applied before commencing slit lamp delivery of LASER.
  • You have to sit in front of the slit lamp with your chin on a chin rest (an attachment) and your forehead against the bar.
  • Doctor will apply a contact lens to your eye to visualise the retina, focus the laser beam on your retina. The procedure takes about 5-10 min .
WHY ARE RETINAL LASERS DONE?
Retinal Lasers are performed to treat various disorders of Retina like:
  • Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Neovascularization due to retinal vein occlusions
  • Retinal Vasculitis
  • Central Serous Chorio-retinopathy
  • Peripheral Retinal Degenerations/ holes/ tears
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity
  • Retinal artery Macroaneurysm
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF RETINAL LASERS?
Pan- Retinal Photocoagulation (PRP)
  • Laser done to areas of no/ low blood flow (ischemic areas)
  • Away from centre of retina
  • PRP is done for disorders like - diabetic retinopathy, vein occlusions, vasculitis, retinopathy of prematurity
Focal laser
  • Laser done to areas of leakage.
  • Focal Laser is done for conditions like - Diabetic macular edema, Central serous chorio-retinopathy, Retinal artery macroaneurysm
Delimiting Laser
  • Laser done to seal breaks in the retina to prevent Retinal detachment
  • Delimiting laser is done for peripheral retinal degenerations, tears/ holes in retinal periphery

Expert Doctors

Dr. Vinay Garodia from Synergy Eye Care

Dr. Vinay Garodia

Founder Director

MBBS (AIIMS), MD (AIIMS, Gold Medalist) DNB,
MNAMS, FRCS (Eng)

Vitreoretina, Cataract and Refractive