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Intraocular diathermy coagulation

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Previously used transvitreal diathermy systems were found to be less than adequate. A new, safer 1.25 MHz medium frequency bipolar instrument is presented, which obviates most of the earlier drawbacks. Coagulation at the retinal surface can be obtained with as little as 0.15 J.

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  1. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    Jean-Marie Parel, Guy E. O'Grady & Izuru Nose

  2. Duke University Eye Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Robert Machemer

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne School of Medicine, Melbourne, Australia

    Gerard W. Crock

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  1. Jean-Marie Parel
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This investigation was supported in part by the Florida Lions Eye Bank, Miami, Florida; the Veterans Administration Medical Center (Project No. 5421-01), Miami, Florida; Public Health Research Grants EY-02180 and EY-02903, from the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 21205; and Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, New York, USA

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Parel, JM., Machemer, R., O'Grady, G.E. et al. Intraocular diathermy coagulation. Graefe's Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 221, 31–34 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02171728

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