Therapeutic and diagnostic application of lasers in ophthalmology
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The current status of research and clinical applications for lasers in ophthalmology are studied. The human eye's accessibility, transparency and absorption properties have fostered many uses for lasers in ophthalmology. Research has been helped by the fact that the effectiveness of laser treatment on the eye can be quickly assessed. Currently, photothermal lasers are being used to tread such eye diseases as proliferative retinopathies; open angle, narrow angle and advanced glaucoma; age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and vein occlusions. Research is under way for possible applications of photothermal lasers to treating ocular tumors, cataracts, hyperopia and corneal scarring and disease and closing wounds.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1992
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Tunable solid-state lasers
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Tunable solid-state lasers now play key roles in a variety of electro-optics systems. The solid-state laser offers unlimited operating and shelf lifetimes and the ability to store energy for generating high peak powers through Q-switching. Some systems provide a broader tuning range or longer infrared wavelengths. Tunable solid-state lasers are utilized for research in atomic, molecular and solid-state spectroscopy, new semiconductor and fiber-optic devices as well as the generation of ultrashort pulses and their amplification to high peak powers. They may become a critical part of space-based remote sensing systems, laser medicine and communications systems. The basic physics of tunable solid-state lasers are discussed.
Publication Name: Proceedings of the IEEE
Subject: Electronics
ISSN: 0018-9219
Year: 1992
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