High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Circular Cyclocoagulation in Glaucoma: A Step Forward for Cyclodestruction?

Table 1

Complications after cyclocryotherapy.

Complications		Incidence	Reference
Mild	AC flare/uveitis	17.6%–100%	[3], [28], [32], [40]
	Hyphema	4%–17.6%	[4], [29], [30], [40]
	Sterile hypopyon	1.5%	[28]
	Lens dislocation	1 case reported	[31]
Severe/vision threatening	VA loss	5.3%–58%	[3], [28], [29], [32], [36]
	VA decrease	32.3–45.1%	[28], [32]
	Hypotony	3.33%–32%	[33–35]
	Phthisis bulbi	3.3%–40%	[3], [29], [32], [37], [40]
	Choroidal detachment	2%	[3], [4]
	Retinal detachment	1.6%	[3], [29]
	Sympathetic ophthalmia	?	[41]

VA: visual acuity; ?: unsolved question.
≥2 Snellen lines.