What is eye cryosurgery

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When I got up the day before yesterday morning, I found that my eyes were red, like fundus hemorrhage. I thought I didn't sleep well, so I used eye drops. Later, I found that it didn't work, so I went to the hospital for examination. The doctor said that I needed to do eye cryosurgery. Today, let me share with you what is cryosurgery.

What is eye cryosurgery

First, if glaucoma is frozen, it is usually neovascular glaucoma. The purpose is to freeze and destroy the ciliary body which produces aqueous humor, so as to reduce the formation of aqueous humor and reduce intraocular pressure. At present, there is a new understanding of neovascular glaucoma. If the affected eye has a certain vision, and the family economic conditions can bear it, it can first inject drugs into the vitreous cavity, and then carry out fundus laser after the neovascularization subsides.

Second: cryotherapy is the use of low temperature effect on the lesion, so that degeneration and necrosis to achieve the purpose of treatment. Cryotherapy itself is through tissue damage, destruction to achieve the purpose of treatment, therefore, may cause the following discomfort pain: the degree of pain often varies with the treatment site, mostly temporary, generally tolerable.

Third: cryosurgery is a kind of destructive surgery, which destroys the cells that produce aqueous humor by freezing, so as to reduce intraocular pressure and relieve pain. It is suitable for patients who have lost their vision completely and have no hope of recovery.

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Eye cryosurgery is to see the location and degree of injury, according to the inspection situation to see what operation to do, and postoperative recovery time is not the same, so when the eye discomfort symptoms, should go to the hospital to do a check, and then treatment.