Endoscopic ophthalmic surgery of the anterior segment

Brian A Francis; Julie Kwon; Ronald Fellman; Robert Noecker; Thomas Samuelson; Martin Uram; Henry Jampel

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.010

Endoscopic ophthalmic surgery of the anterior segment

Surv Ophthalmol. 2014 Mar-Apr;59(2):217-31. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.010. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Authors

Brian A Francis¹, Julie Kwon², Ronald Fellman³, Robert Noecker⁴, Thomas Samuelson⁵, Martin Uram⁶, Henry Jampel⁷

Affiliations

¹ Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: bfrancis@usc.edu.
² University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey.
³ Glaucoma Associates of Texas, Dallas, Texas.
⁴ Ophthalmic Consultants of Connecticut, Fairfield, Connecticut.
⁵ Minnesota Eye Consultants, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁶ Retina Consultants of New Jersey, Attending Surgeon, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, New York.
⁷ Wilmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 23931901
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.03.010

Abstract

We summarize the uses of anterior segment endoscopic techniques and the basic science and technology of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP) as compared with transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. This is followed by an analysis of patient selection for ECP, a description of surgical techniques, and clinical results. In addition, the ophthalmic endoscope has other uses in anterior segment surgeries. We discuss the techniques for these endoscope-assisted surgeries.

Keywords: cyclophotocoagulation; endoscopic; endoscopy; glaucoma; ophthalmic; surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anterior Eye Segment / surgery*
Endoscopy / methods*
Glaucoma / surgery*
Humans
Laser Coagulation / methods*
Lasers, Semiconductor / therapeutic use
Lasers, Solid-State / therapeutic use