Contact application of Nd:YAG laser through a fiberoptic and a sapphire tip.
We evaluated the effects of Nd:YAG laser energy directly applied to ocular tissue through a fiberoptic and a sapphire tip. All ocular tissue could be easily cut with the maximum 4 watts of energy. The coagulated borders extended 20 to 200 mu into the healthy tissue depending on the speed with which the cutting was performed.
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LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Medicine, New Orleans.
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Khoobehi
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