Scleral Damage in Diathermy

Scleral Changes During Diathermy Application

“…Silver stained cryosections were found to be the most suitable to demonstrate early thermal changes in the sclera. 1 We have limited our investiga¬ tions to the thermal changes occurring in the sclera within one hour after diathermy applica¬ tion.…”

“…1 The goal is to produce the ideal chorioretinal scar with the least dam¬ age to the other tissues, namely the sclera and vitreous. Diathermy applications as done presently have two drawbacks: exces¬ sive scierai damage and lack of reproductibility of the chorioretinal bums when they are not performed under direct visualization.…”