"Light Coagulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The coagulation of tissue by an intense beam of light, including laser (LASER COAGULATION). In the eye it is used in the treatment of retinal detachments, retinal holes, aneurysms, hemorrhages, and malignant and benign neoplasms. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D008028
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.520.745 E04.350.750 E04.540.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Light Coagulation- Light Coagulation
- Coagulation, Light
- Coagulations, Light
- Light Coagulations
- Photocoagulation
- Photocoagulations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Light Coagulation" by people in Profiles.
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Mehta S. Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Prim Care. 2015 Sep; 42(3):377-91.
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Yonekawa Y, Kim IK. Clinical characteristics and current treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2014 Oct 03; 5(1):a017178.
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Yun H, Lathrop KL, Yang E, Sun M, Kagemann L, Fu V, Stolz DB, Schuman JS, Du Y. A laser-induced mouse model with long-term intraocular pressure elevation. PLoS One. 2014; 9(9):e107446.
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Sawhney GK, Payne JF, Ray R, Mehta S, Bergstrom CS, Yeh S. Combination anti-VEGF and corticosteroid therapy for idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis syndrome. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2013 Nov 01; 44(6):599-602.
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Li HK, Shields JA, Shields CL, Maguire JI, Garg SJ. Retinal vasoproliferative tumour as the initial manifestation of retinitis pigmentosa. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2008 Dec; 36(9):895-7.
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Gheith ME, Siam GA, de Barros DS, Garg SJ, Moster MR. Role of intravitreal bevacizumab in neovascular glaucoma. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Oct; 23(5):487-91.
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Rodrigues EB, Rossi EE, Grumann Junior A, Meyer CH, Ho AC. [Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration with antiangiogenic drugs]. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2006 Sep-Oct; 69(5):756-65.
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Hayward RA, Cowan C, Giri V, Lawrence MG, Makki F. Causes of preventable visual loss in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an evaluation of suboptimally timed retinal photocoagulation. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 May; 20(5):467-9.