Title :
Unique clinical niches for the Er:YAG laser
Author_Institution :
Premier Laser Syst., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This presentation focuses on some of the unique aspects of Premier´s research and clinical trials with erbium:YAG lasers including: ophthalmology-anterior capsulotomy, phacoemulsification, sclerostomy and refractive; dentistry-prevention of cavities, periodontal surgery and hard tissue; orthopedics-bone recontouring; neurosurgery and other specialities; fiberoptic delivery systems, angled probes and specialized tips which allow the laser to interact with tissue by multiple mechanisms (e.g. acoustic, thermal, optical, plasma) are presented with scientific studies demonstrating these various effects
Keywords :
erbium; eye; laser applications in medicine; optical fibres; radiation therapy; solid lasers; surgery; Er:YAG laser; YAG:Er; YAl5O12:Er; acoustic mechanism; angled probes; anterior capsulotomy; bone recontouring; cavity prevention; clinical niches; dentistry; fiberoptic delivery systems; hard tissue; neurosurgery; ophthalmology; optical mechanism; orthopedics; periodontal surgery; phacoemulsification; plasma mechanism; refractive; research trials; sclerostomy; specialized tips; thermal mechanism; Acoustic refraction; Biomedical optical imaging; Clinical trials; Dentistry; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser surgery; Neurosurgery; Optical refraction; Orthopedic surgery; Probes;
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.1993.379060
