Lasers in ophthalmology: new lasers, new optics, new frontiers

摘要

The authors discuss progress of lasers in ophthalmology on fivenfronts, diagnostic and surgical. Previously, diagnostic techniques,nutilising lasers have been limited and esoteric; however, the emergencenof the laser scanning ophthalmoscope holds much promise. On the surgicalnfront, the application of newer lasers for new procedures to relievenglaucoma and more sophisticated controls such as short bursts ofnfemtosecond or picosecond pulses in order to restrict the damage zonesnpromise better treatments for sight threatening diseases