Therapeutic and diagnostic application of lasers in ophthalmology

Author

Thompson, Keith P. ; Ren, Qiushi S. ; Parel, Jean-Marie

Author_Institution

Dept. of Ophthalmol., Emory Univ. Sch. of Med., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

80

Issue

6

fYear

1992

fDate

6/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

838

Lastpage

860

Abstract

The authors provide an overview of the present status of clinical and research applications for lasers in ophthalmology. They discuss therapeutic applications of lasers according to photothermal, photodisruptive, and photochemical mechanisms of laser-tissue interaction. Current diagnostic applications of lasers in ophthalmology are also reviewed. It is noted that lasers are in ubiquitous clinical use for many therapeutic and diagnostic purposes and their application has become the standard of care in the treatment of many eye diseases including diabetic retinopathy, vascular disease, glaucoma, and the treatment of capsular opacification following cataract surgery. Many new laser applications are under investigation, including refractive surgery, removal of cataracts, vitrea-retinal surgery, and diagnostic studies

Keywords

eye; laser applications in medicine; patient diagnosis; reviews; surgery; capsular opacification; cataract removal; diabetic retinopathy; diagnostic application; eye disease treatment; glaucoma; laser-tissue interaction; ophthalmology; photochemical mechanisms; photodisruptive mechanisms; photothermal mechanisms; refractive surgery; therapeutic applications; vascular disease; vitrea-retinal surgery; Argon; Cardiovascular diseases; Humans; Laser applications; Laser surgery; Lenses; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Photochemistry; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.149448

Filename

149448