Versatility of the cw-Nd:YAG and diode lasers in ocular surgery.
The effectiveness of cw-Nd:YAG and diode laser light in performing transscleral chorioretinal coagulation is demonstrated in cadaver porcine eyes using a new contact probe that facilitates irradiation of these layers. Both radiation sources also may be viable alternatives to argon laser light in effecting chorioretinal and cycloendocoagulation.
Fankhauser
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Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland.
Kwasniewska
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Henchoz
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van der Zypen
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England
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D000818:Animals; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000601:surgery* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012590:Sclera; D013552:Swine