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  • The study investigated the effects of argon and krypton laser photocoagulation on rabbit and monkey eyes, focusing on the retina and ciliary body using an exolaser probe.
  • Clinically, the laser treatments caused visible white lesions on the retina, while histological examination revealed retinal and choroidal necrosis, chronic disorganization, and scar formation.
  • The procedure also positively influenced intraocular pressure, showing reductions for one week in rabbits and two weeks in monkeys, with common occurrences of scleral damage noted during transscleral coagulation.

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We performed argon and krypton laser photocoagulation of the retina and ciliary body on rabbit and monkey eyes using an exolaser probe. Clinically, transscleral retinal lesions produced a white circumscribed reaction. Histologically, we observed necrosis of the retina and choroid. Chronic lesions showed disorganization of the retina and formation of chorioretinal scars. Transciliary body laser coagulation damaged the ciliary body and its processes. The intraocular pressure was reduced in rabbits for one week and in monkeys for two weeks after 360 degrees transciliary laser coagulation. Scleral involvement was a common finding in transscleral laser coagulation.

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