Photocoagulation

Photocoagulation

Use of heat from a high-energy laser to seal off bleeding in damaged tissue. Photocoagulation also may prevent formation of abnormal blood vessels (neovascularization) in eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy. Photocoagulation also may be used to reattach a detached retina.

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