Diathermy is a treatment option that uses energy sources to deep heat areas of your body. Rather than a heat source, diathermy uses sources like sound and electricity, which are converted into hea ...

Options for ablating the tumour include photodynamic therapy, argon laser photocoagulation, trans-scleral diathermy, cryotherapy, anti-angiogenic agents, plaque radiotherapy, and proton beam ...

and phthisis bulbi despite use of laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, or diathermy. 1 We describe a case of advanced Coats’ disease with exudative retinal detachment in which vitreo-retinal ...

Dr. Miller answers the question: 'How Can Photocoagulation Treat AMD?' Aug. 24, 2009— -- Question: What is photocoagulation, when is it used to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD ...

The specialist recommended prompt initiation of panretinal photocoagulation in the left eye. A fundus photograph taken before treatment with panretinal photocoagulation shows neovascularization ...

Diathermy treatment uses an electrical current to destroy cancer cells. It is also called electrocautery or thermocautery. You might have diathermy treatment if your cancer is blocking an airway and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Intravitreal ranibizumab with delayed laser photocoagulation effectively treated severe zone I and posterior ...

After the procedures, 19 (90.5%) patients in the laser photocoagulation group and 17 (63.9%) in the surgical excision group displayed complete pinguecula removal.

Evidence-based recommendations on electrosurgery (diathermy and coblation) for tonsillectomy. This involves using heat (diathermy) to 'cut' away the tonsils or radiofrequency energy (coblation) to cut ...

Laser photocoagulation still remains the most common treatment of DME and diabetic retinopathy. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess mean central retinal sensitivity among patients with DME ...

Research has shown that these fumes – known as diathermy smoke – contain compounds that are potentially harmful to the health of the personnel participating in the operation. Lynda Dunn, a University ...