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What does photocoagulation mean?

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  1. (medicine) A surgical procedure in which a tumour, or diseased retinal tissue, is destroyed by using a laser.
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Laser photocoagulation uses laser light to heat the intraocular tissue around a retinal hole or tear.
On the basis of types, the market is further segmented into photocoagulation surgery devices, vitrectomy surgery devices, and illumination surgery devices.
The next line of therapy involves the use of semi-invasive non-surgical modalities including electrocoagulation, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy, photocoagulation, and diathermy.
A specific application that may benefit from the optical clearing technique is blood vessel photocoagulation.
The treatment of choice is laser photocoagulation or vitrectomy with larva removal and intraocular steroids.
Eyes with macular oedema, serous elevation of the sensory retina, or exudation should be treated by gentle laser photocoagulation to thrombose the aneurysm.

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