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Published on: February 14, 2014
Simultaneous thermal and optical breakdown mode dual laser action
1McGill University, St. Mary's Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Montreal, Que., Canada.
Abstract:
Tests on blood agar and human tissue prove that the combined simultaneous dual laser action of a thermal and an optical breakdown mode laser ablates tissue by a mechanism of mutual enhancement of each laser's effect. The force of pressure and the energy of heat combine to ablate tissue in sclerostomy and iridotomy procedures without inducing bleeding.
