Use of lasers in ophthalmic surgery

摘要

The various kinds of lasers used in ophthalmology, namely, ruby,ncontinuous-wave noble gas ion, frequency-doubled neodymium:YAG, dye, COn2, neodymium:YAG, and excimer laser at Λ193 nm, arenbriefly reviewed relative to the characteristics that make them usefulnfor ophthalmic surgery. A personal account is given of the history ofnthe argon ion laser and its applications in this regard. A commerciallynimportant laser, the excimer laser at Λ193 nm, used forncorrection of vision errors is discussed in some detail since thenmechanisms are still in dispute and the details are of interest. Thenauthor has had some involvement with the use of this laser