title: Endophotocoagulation in vitrectomy with a carbon dioxide laser.
abstract: A continuous-wave carbon dioxide laser operating at a wavelength of 10.6 microns has been applied transvitreally by means of a miniature articulating arm and intraocular probe to produce chorioretinal lesions in albino white rabbit eyes. The advantages of using a carbon dioxide laser are its lack of pigment dependence, its ability to act both as a photocoagulator and as a phototransector, and its ability to deposit its energy in a well-defined area without adverse effect on neighboring ocular tissue. The main disadvantage of the carbon dioxide laser in vitreoretinal surgery is that in a fluid medium, such as the vitreous, the laser tip must be placed in direct physical contact with the target tissue to obtain a reaction.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karlin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jakobiec
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Strnad
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011817:Rabbits; D014821:Vitrectomy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide