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. 1977 Feb;61(2):148–153. doi: 10.1136/bjo.61.2.148

Response of the human eye to laser irradiation of the iris.

W G Unger, N A Brown, J Edwards
PMCID: PMC1042900  PMID: 843513

Abstract

Irradiation of the iris of glaucoma patients with either a ruby or an argon laser caused no obvious disruption of the blood-aqueous barrier (as visualised by fluorescein angiography), in contrast to a sudden and pronounced effect in the rabbit eye. Only a low and variable increase in intraocular pressure occurred in the human subjects after the laser irradiation in comparison with a consistently high rise of ocular tension in the rabbit. This investigation indicates that the human eye is much less responsive to injury.

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