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1755745

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
We used a pulsed holmium-YAG laser that emitted in the midinfrared (2.12 microns) to cut experimental vitreous membranes in rabbits via an intraocular fiberoptic delivery system. Thirty-five membranes were treated at distances of 0.5 to 3.8 mm from the retina. All of the membranes that were treated were transected or partially cut. In cases that were treated with the optical fiber encased in a retinal-shielding pick, membranes could be readily transected without retinal injury. Laser vitreous membrane cutting may offer the advantage of near-tractionless membrane segmentation. The combination of a moderately strong target tissue absorption and the ready availability of commercial optical fibers for transmission of 2.12-microns laser energy suggests that the holmium-YAG laser merits further investigation for this application.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1605-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Holmium-YAG laser surgery on experimental vitreous membranes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.