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We used a Nd:YAg laser fit with a fiberoptic cord and sapphire tip to drain subretinal fluid externally in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. The direct contact between the laser and the choroid allowed for controlled cutting and coagulation of the intervening choroidal vasculature. The drainage was successfully achieved with no complication.
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Supported in part by a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York City, and by Core grant EY1972 from the National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD.
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Peyman, G.A., Charles, H., Tawakol, M.E. et al. External drainage of subretinal fluid with a contact Nd:YAG laser. Int Ophthalmol 11, 77–78 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00136733
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