photocoagulation

photocoagulation /pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tion/ (-ko-ag″u-la´shun) condensation of protein material by the controlled use of an intense beam of light (e.g., argon laser) used especially in the treatment of retinal detachment and destruction of abnormal retinal vessels or intraocular tumor masses.

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pho·to·co·ag·u·la·tion (ft-k-gy-lshn)

n.

Surgical coagulation of tissue by means of intense light energy, such as a laser, performed to destroy abnormal tissues or to form adhesive scars, especially in ophthalmology.

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photo·co·agu·late v.

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Photocoagulation

Cancer treatment in which the tumor is destroyed by an intense beam of laser light.

Mentioned in: Retinoblastoma

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photocoagulation

condensation of protein material by the controlled use of an intense beam of light (e.g. argon laser); used especially in the treatment of retinal detachment and destruction of abnormal retinal vessels or intraocular tumor masses.

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photocoagulation 

Process of changing blood and tissue from a fluid to a clotted state produced by the heat of an intense beam of light (e.g. laser), as used in the treatment or prophylactic treatment of retinal diseases (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachments, retinal breaks, haemorrhages). See laser; age-related macular degeneration; retinal break; retinal detachment; diabetic retinopathy.

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photocoagulation

Ophthalmology The use of argon, or less commonly, xenon, lasers to focally burn the retina to ↓ neovascularization, microaneurysms, macular edema in Pts with various retinopathies Outcomes 50% ↓ in severe visual loss, compared to nontreated eyes. See Diabetic retinopathy. Cf Vitrectomy.