• DocumentCode
    1101525
  • Title

    Short-pulsed Nd:YAG laser microsurgery of the eye: Biophysical considerations

  • Author

    Puliafito, Carmen A. ; Steinert, Roger F.

  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1442
  • Lastpage
    1448
  • Abstract
    Q -switched and mode-locked neodymium: YAG laser pulses can be used to produce optical breakdown inside the eye, permitting surgical disruption of transparent or pigmented ocular tissues. The physical processes responsible for the initiation, propagation, and control of this important and novel class of laser tissue interactions are reviewed.
  • Keywords
    Laser biomedical applications; Neodymium:YAG lasers; Surgery; Visual system; Biomedical optical imaging; Electric breakdown; Laser mode locking; Laser surgery; Laser theory; Microsurgery; Neodymium; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pigmentation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1984.1072343
  • Filename
    1072343
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1101525