Explore: Laser Coagulation

Laser coagulation or laser photocoagulation surgery is used to treat a number of eye diseases and has become widely used in recent decades. During the

the cornea and laser coagulation in which a laser is used to cauterize blood vessels in the eye, to treat various conditions. Lasers can be used to repair

endothelial growth factor injected into the eye or, less commonly, laser coagulation or photodynamic therapy may slow worsening. Dietary antioxidant vitamins

argon-krypton laser coagulation with an exolaser probe (1984) Comparison of the effects of argon fluoride (ArF) and krypton fluoride (KrF) excimer lasers on ocular

gradually to highly discordant Hb levels. A 2014 review found that laser coagulation resulted in fewer fetal and perinatal deaths than amnioreduction and

applications with erbium lasers feature less hemostasis and coagulation abilities relative to the CO2 lasers. Er,Cr:YSGG laser was found to be effective

photodynamic treatments (laser ablation or coagulation). Benninger, Michael S. (2000). "Microdissection or Microspot CO2 Laser for Limited Vocal Fold Benign

creates a "white-light" lasers, useful for laser light shows. Krypton lasers are also used in medicine (e.g. for coagulation of retina), for the manufacture

the predecessor of laser coagulation, photocoagulation. In 1946, Igersheimer conducted the first experiments on light coagulation. In 1949, he performed

Green Lasers first appeared on the market in 1996 in laser photo-coagulation, once the "green problem" was solved. Much lower power (mW) green laser pointers