The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued full guidance to the NHS in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on Transpupillary thermotherapy for age-related macular degeneration.
Description:
Age-related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries. Transpupillary thermotherapy uses laser energy to coagulate vessels in the wet form of macular degeneration and is intended to alter the disease process and preserve vision.
Arrangements:
Special
Topic Area:
Eye
Surgical procedures
Specialty:
Geriatric medicine
Medical opthalmology
Specialist advice has been sought from:
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Date notified to NICE:
01 April 2002
Guidance Publication Date:
23 June 2004
Contact
Details:
Project Manager
(for general enquiries or comments)
