Argon Laser Therapy for Diabetic Retinopathy

Argon Laser Therapy to seal the hemorrhages in cases of retinopathy of diabetes is a useful procedure. It is performed as an outdoor procedure after full control of diabetes.

The argon laser machine is fully automated to deliver laser beam shots on the retina to weld the leak of blood from the blood vessels.

The leaking blood vessels are detected by a Fluroscien-Angiograpy diagnostic photograph on an automated camera.

acomplia dose font-size: small;”>The lay person has erroneous concept that laser is used in the surgical procedure of cataract. It is not so. The technique has come to be called Phako technique which uses ultrasound. Laser is never kept in the operation theatre for cataract surgery