Endophotocoagulation in vitrectomy with a carbon dioxide laser.
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.
Karlin
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Jakobiec
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Harrison
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Bridges
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Patel
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Strnad
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Wood
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D000818:Animals; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053685:Laser Therapy; D011817:Rabbits; D014821:Vitrectomy
D002245:Carbon Dioxide