Cryotherapy in Ophthalmology

• 作者: Frederick W Fraunfelder Shandiz Tehrani
• 来源期刊: 眼科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CRYOTHERAPY CRYOSURGERY CRYOGENIC Surgery CRYOPROBE Cryospray Liquid NITROGEN Surface Eye Disease
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（4）
• 页码范围: 103-117
• 页数: 15页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Cryogens have been used to freeze living tissue for the purpose of treating benign and malignant lesions. Within the last century, ophthalmologists have found cryotherapy to be useful in treating a variety of ocular pathologies. Here, we review the history of cryotherapy, its introduction to the field of ophthalmology, its proposed mechanism of action, and its current applications in treating surface and intraocular eye disease.