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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Packer, A. J., ed. Manual of Retinal Surgery. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2001.
Schepens, C. L., M. E. Hartnett, and T. Hirose, eds. Schepens'sRetinal Detachment and Allied Diseases. Boston:...
Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000.
Wong, D. and A. H. Chignell. Management of Vitreo-RetinalDisease: A Surgical Approach. New York: Springer Verlag, 1999.
PERIODICALS
Anagnoste, S. R., I. U. Scott, T. G. Murray, D. Kramer, and S. Toledano. "Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in retinoblastoma patients undergoing chemoreduction and cryotherapy."American Journal of Ophthalmology 129 (June 2000): 817–819.
Palner, E. A., et al. "Cryotherapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Cooperative Group. Multicenter trial of cryotherapy for retinopathy of prematurity: ophthalmological outcomes at 10 years."Archives of Ophthalmology 119 (2001): 1110–1118.
Steel, D. H., J. West, and W. G. Campbell. "A randomized controlled study of the use of transscleral diode laser and cryotherapy in the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment."Retina 20 (2000): 346–357.
Veckeneer, M., K. Van Overdam, D. Bouwens, E. Feron, D. Mertens, et al. "Randomized clinical trial of cryotherapy versus laser photocoagulation for retinopexy in conventional retinal detachment surgery."American Journal of Ophthalmology 132 (September 2001): 343–347.
ORGANIZATIONS
American Academy of Ophthalmology. P.O. Box 7424, San Francisco, CA 94120-7424. (415) 561-8500.
New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS). P.O. Box 9165, Boston, MA 02114. (617) 227-6484.
OTHER
University Ophthalmology Consultants. "What is cryotherapy?"
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Definition
Retinal cryopexy, also called retinal cryotherapy, is a procedure that uses intense cold to induce a chorioretinal scar and to destroy retinal or choroidal tissue.
Purpose
The retina is the very thin membrane in the back of the eye that acts like the "film" in a camera. It is held against the inside back portion of the eye by pressure from fluid within the eye. In the front part of the eye, the retina is firmly attached at a ring just behind the lens called the pars plana. In the back part of the eye, the retina is continuous with the optic nerve. In between the pars plana and the optic nerve the retina has no fixed attachments. The retina collects information from the images projected on it from the eye lens and sends it along the optic nerve to the brain, where the information is interpreted and experienced as sight.
Other Information
Surgeons aim for results of 20/20 or better so that you can perform most daily activities without your glasses. However, there is a possibility that after surgery, you may need to wear reading glasses or corrective lenses for at least some activities.
-Eye Surgery Education Council
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