Publications by authors named "Tomohiko Yanagita"
This study carried out direct photocoagulation for treating microaneurysms (MAs) in diabetic macular edema (DME) using a navigation laser system with a 30-ms pulse duration. The MA closure rate after 3 months was investigated using pre and postoperative fluorescein angiography images. MAs primarily inside the edematous area based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) maps were selected for treatment, and leaking MAs (n = 1151) were analyzed in 11 eyes (eight patients).
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- Focal laser photocoagulation was studied as a treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME), focusing on how it affects retinal sensitivity and structural changes post-treatment.
- The study involved 17 eyes from 14 patients and used advanced imaging techniques to evaluate outcomes such as visual acuity and retinal thickness at 1 and 3 months after treatment.
- Results showed a significant decrease in retinal thickness in the edema area after 3 months, while retinal sensitivity remained stable, highlighting the procedure's effectiveness and minimally invasive nature.
Purpose: To investigate the anatomical success rates of scleral buckling (SB) and pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) performed for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in a large case series and to identify prognostic factors for the primary anatomical success rates of surgical techniques.
Methods: We reviewed 542 consecutive eyes for primary RRD in this retrospective study. Follow-ups were performed for at least six months.
Fixation point after successful macular hole surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging
April 2009
Background And Objective: This study evaluated the fixation points of macular holes using scanning laser ophthalmoscope microperimetry before and after surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling.
Patients And Methods: This prospective non-comparative study examined 21 eyes (21 patients) with macular holes. Hole size and distance between preoperative and postoperative fixation points were measured.