Zeiss VISULAS green, Manual

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2 Safety notes Documentation set
VISULAS green 2.2 Intended field of application
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• Patients who are unable to sit upright in front of the device,
• Patients who have difficulty in keeping their head still against
the forehead and chin rest for a few minutes while sitting
upright (e.g. due to vertebral complaints, or in the case of
seriously overweight patients, pregnant women),
• Patients with forehead or chin injuries that prevent the head
from being supported on the forehead rest and chin rest,
• Patients who are unable to comply with the instructions of the
attending physician (e.g. children under the age of 12).
2.2.3 Indications
Photocoagulation
• Retinal diseases that result in vascular proliferation due to
retinal ischemia, e.g. proliferative diabetic retinopathy, vascular
occlusions
• Macular edema, e.g. diabetic macular edema
• Chorioretinal neovascularization
• Retinal foramen and retinal degeneration with imminent
detachment
• Open angle glaucoma (ALT)
2.2.4 Side effects and contraindications
Photocoagulation [1] [ } 111], [2] [ } 111], [3] [ } 111], [4]
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Side effects:
• Experience of pain and discomfort
• Enlargement of an existing macular edema
• Macular inflammatory reaction
• Blind spots / limitation of peripheral vision
• Enlargement of laser burn (scarring) with associated loss of
visual acuity
• Impaired dark adaptation
• Increased light sensitivity
• Impaired color vision
• Subretinal choroidal neovascularizations
• Choroidal effusion
Contraindications:
• Strong clouding of the anterior ocular media (e.g. of the lens
due to a dense cataract) and of the vitreous body (e.g. due to
severe vitreous body bleeding)