Reduction of fluence to decrease pain during panretinal photocoagulation in diabetic patients.

Background And Objective: To assess the effect of laser fluence reduction to reduce pain during panretinal photocoagulation.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-five patients (50 eyes) with diabetic retinopathy who had indication for panretinal photocoagulation were included in this prospective, interventional, and comparative study. The right eyes were treated using low fluence parameters (LFP), whereas the left eyes were treated with standard fluence parameters (SFP).