Clinical Guide
Smart532
™
A-12 UM-1151440EN, Rev. C, May 2016
Table A-2: Recommended clinical treatment parameters in SmartPulse for intended medical
conditions
Indication Power (mW)
References (links)
SmartPulse
duration (ms)
interval
duration
Spot size (
m)
Retinopathy
including
Macular Edema
or Proliferative
Retinopathy
19
CW power
Kwon et al 2014
Laursen et al 2004
Lutrull et al 2005
Nakamura et al 2010
Ohtman et al 2014
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
0.02
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.3
100
125
125
200
75-125
Most commonly used value:
Diabetic
Retinopathy
(PDR)
20
CW power
Luttrull et al 2008
0.3
1.7
0.2
500
Most commonly used value:
Chorio
Retinopathy
(CSCR)
21
CW power
Breukink et al 2015
0.1
1.9
0.2
125
Most commonly used value:
or Proliferative
Retinopathy
associated with
Branch Retinal
Vein Occlusion
22
CW power
Ohkoshi et al 2010
Moorman & Hamilton 1999
0.3
0.1-0.3
1.7
1.7-1.9
0.2
0.1-0.3
125-200
200-500
Most commonly used value:
19
D. Lavinsky, J.A. Cardillo, L.A.S. Meli, A. Dare, M.E. Farah, and R. Belfort Jr., “Randomized
Clinical Trial Evaluating mETDRS versus Normal or High-Density Micropulse Photocoagulation
for Diabetic Macular Edema” ,
IOVS
, vol. 52(7), pp. 4314-23, 2011
20
T.J. Desmettre, S.R. Mordon, D.M. Buzawa, and M.A. Mainster “Micropulse and continuous
wave diode retinal photocoagulation: visible and subvisible lesion parameters” ,
Br J
Ophthalmol
, vol. 90, pp. 709-12, 2006
21
M.J. Koss, I. Berger, F.H. Koch, “Subthreshold diode laser micropulse photocoagulation
versus intravitreal injections of bevacizumab in the treatment of central serous
chorioretinopathy”,
Eye
, Vol. 26, pp. 307-14, 2012
22
K. Inagaki, K. Ohkoshi, S. Ohde, G.A. Deshpande, N. Ebihara and A. Murakami,
Subthreshold Micropulse Photocoagulation for Persistent Macular Edema Secondary to Branch
Retinal Vein Occlusion including Best-Corrected Visual Acuity Greater Than 20/40”,
J
Ophthalmol
, Epub 2014, Sep 4, 2014