Title :
Erbium(Er):YAG lasers in the surgical treatment of open angle glaucoma
Author :
Hill, Richard A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ophthalmology Glaucoma, California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Pulsed infrared lasers have generated considerable interest in the “minimally invasive” creation of sclerostomies for the surgical treatment of glaucoma. The two lasers currently receiving the most attention for filtration surgery are the THC:YAG (holmium) and the Er:YAG laser. Another surgery currently under investigation is Er:YAG laser trabecular ablation (LTA)
Keywords :
eye; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; solid lasers; surgery; Er:YAG laser trabecular ablation; Er:YAG lasers; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; filtration surgery; open angle glaucoma; pulsed infrared lasers; sclerostomies; surgical treatment; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Filtering; Filtration; Iris; Laser ablation; Laser surgery; Lenses; Medical treatment; Minimally invasive surgery; Optical pulse generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379013
