GONIOSCOPIC ABINTERNO ND-YLF LASER SCLEROSTOMY IN HUMAN CADAVER EYES

We explored the potential of the picosecond Nd:YLF laser to perform go nioscopic ab interno sclerostomy in human cadaver eyes. Full-thickness sclerostomies were created in 12 such eyes and confirmed by external scleral and histopathologic examination. Optimum parameters for succes sful completion of a sclerostomy were: a rectangular pattern of 0.3 mm by 0.3 mm, a repetition rate of 1000 pulses per second, an energy-per -pulse of 400 mJ, and a spot separation between 10 and 50 mum, with no focal offset. The Nd:YLF laser reliably created successful gonioscopi c sclerostomies with minimal adjacent thermal damage in human cadaver eyes.