Less Expansion of Short-Pulse Laser Scars in Panretinal Photocoagulation for Diabetic Retinopathy

Table 2

Settings of laser treatment.

	Conventional laser	Short-pulse laser
Power (mW)	100–260	300–500	—
Pulse duration (ms)	200	20	—
Spot size (μm)	200	20	—
Wavelength (nm)	Yellow (577)	Yellow (577)	—
Spacing (spot)	1	0.75	—
Mean number of total PRP shots (in treatment naive eyes)	1798 ± 885 (958–3505)	4247 ± 279 (3875–4600)	<0.05†

†Mann–Whitney U test. PRP: panretinal photocoagulation.