Lasers in cataract surgery.
Several laser technologies including 1053-nm picosecond, excimer, erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) have been studied for use in the removal of cataractous lens tissue.  Nd:YAG laser phacolysis involves laser pulses striking a titanium target that are incorporated into an irrigation-aspiration probe.  With further refinement, Nd:YAG laser phacolysis may provide an alternative means of lens removal through a small incision, however, further study is required.
Dodick
J M
JM
Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York.
Lally
J M
JM
Sperber
L T
LT
D000535:Aluminum; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D004871:Erbium; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium