Application of the holmium:YAG laser for refractive surgery
| Autor: | David Muller, John D. Hunkeler, Michael C. King, Daniel S. Durrie, Alex C. Sacharoff, Theo Seiler |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
Refractive error
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures business.industry medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element medicine.disease Laser Refraction eye diseases law.invention Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry law Cornea Ophthalmology Refractive surgery medicine Laser thermokeratoplasty sense organs business Holmium Holmium yag laser |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic Technologies II. |
| ISSN: | 0277-786X |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.137404 |
| Popis: | We report on two clinical trials, one involving 10 patients in the United States and the other in Berlin, Germany with 15 patients, all treated for hyperopia with a new laser surgical procedure known as laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK). The procedure involves making a circular array of corneal coagulations using an Ho:YAG laser, fiber-optic handpiece, and contact focusing tip. The extent of steepening of central corneal curvature is controlled by the diameter of the treatment zone. The LTK procedure induces an immediate and significant reduction in hyperopic refractive error. Although the clinical investigations are at an early stage, results of the clinical trials indicate that the LTK procedure may prove to be a reliable means of effecting a permanent change in refraction in patients suffering from hyperopic refractive disorders. |
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