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).

[Cyanoacrylate compared with traditional surgery in tension-free incision closure].

Objective: To investigate the efficiency of cyanoacrylate in closing tension-free incisions in out-patient surgery compared with traditional suturing methods.

Patient And Methods: A single, blind, clinical study was carried out on 60 patients divided into two groups. Group 1 (n = 30) received one or two drops of cyanoacrylate directly on the incision.