Excimer laser ablation of the cornea

George H. Pettit M.D.; Marwood N. Ediger; Richard P. Weiblinger

doi:10.1117/12.190408

1 March 1995 Excimer laser ablation of the cornea

George H. Pettit M.D., Marwood N. Ediger, Richard P. Weiblinger

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 34, Issue 3, (March 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190408

Abstract

Pulsed ultraviolet laser ablation is being extensively investigated clinically to reshape the optical surface of the eye and correct vision defects. Current knowledge of the laser/tissue interaction and the present state of the clinical evaluation are reviewed. In addition, the principal findings of internal Food and Drug Administration research are described in some detail, including a risk assessment of the laser-induced-fluorescence and measurement of the nonlinear optical properties of cornea during the intense UV irradiation. Finally, a survey is presented of the alternative laser technologies being explored for this ophthalmic application.

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George H. Pettit M.D., Marwood N. Ediger, and Richard P. Weiblinger "Excimer laser ablation of the cornea," Optical Engineering 34(3), (1 March 1995). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.190408

Published: 1 March 1995

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