Using a special strong beam of light (laser) to seal off bleeding blood vessels such as in the eye. The laser can also burn away blood vessels that should not have grown in the eye. This is the main treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
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(from the article `eye disease`) Prevention or control of diabetic retinopathy relies on control of blood glucose levels. Various types of laser photocoagulation of the retina are ...
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The use of an intense beam of light, such as a laser, to seal off blood vessels or destroy tissue. It is used to treat certain eye conditions, and may be used to destroy blood vessels that a tumor needs to grow.
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a treatment for diabetic retinopathy. A strong beam of light (laser) is used to seal off
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<technique> A cancer treatment in which a laser is used to destroy blood vessels entering a tumour in order to deprive the tumour of its nutrients. ... (31 Dec 1997) ...
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(fo″to-ko-ag″u-la´shәn) condensation of protein material by the controlled use of an intense beam of light (such as an argon laser); used especially in treatment of retinal detachment and destruction of abnormal retinal vessels or intraocular tumor masses.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: fō′tō-kō-ag′yū-lā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A method by which a beam of electromagnetic energy is directed to a desired tissue under visual control; localized coagulation results from absorption of light energy and its conversion to heat or conversion of tissue to plasma (atoms st...
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Photocoagulation: The coagulation (clotting) of tissue using a laser which produces light in the visible green wavelength that is selectively absorbed by hemoglobin, the pigment in red blood cells, in order to seal off bleeding blood vessels. Photocoagulation has diverse uses such as, for example, in cancer treatment to destroy blood vessels enteri...
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Using a special strong beam of light (laser) to seal off bleeding blood vessels such as in the eye. The laser can also burn away blood vessels that should not have grown in the eye. This is the main treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
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n] - surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
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photocoagulation 1. Condensation of protein material by the controlled use of an intense beam of light; used especially in the treatment of retinal detachment and the destruction of abnormal retinal vessels, or of intraocular tumor masses. 2. A technique using intense light energy, as from a laser, to produce scar tissue used in treating certain e...
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A treatment for diabetic retinopathy. A strong beam of light (laser) is used to seal off bleeding blood vessels in the eye and to burn away extra blood vessels that should not have grown there.
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tissue destruction using a focused beam of light
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noun surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
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