Retinopexy

Retinal cryopexy, also called retinal cryotherapy, is a procedure that uses intense cold to induce a chorioretinal scar and to destroy retinal or choroidal tissue. This procedure is used to treat many conditions, including:

• Retinal breaks or detachments
• Retinal ischemia (retinal tissue that lacks oxygen)
• Neovascularization (proliferation of blood vessels in the retina)
• Coats' disease (abnormal retinal blood vessels that cause loss of vision)
• Retinoblastoma (intraocular tumors)