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Photocoagulation Using Lasers for Treating Diabetic Retinopathy
Lasers came into the field of ophthalmology in 1961, when Ruby laser was used to create ocular lesions in rabbits. Unfortunately, creating vascular lesions in the human retina was not effective at that ...
Holmium Lasers: The Solid State Laser for Lithotripsy
Human beings have suffered from kidney stone problems since 7000 BC. Despite advances in treatment, incidence of renal stone disorder has increased over the past few decades. Lasers have been used to ...
Transmyocardial Surgery: Using Lasers to Increase Vascular Flow
Cardiovascular diseases are among the top causes of death and morbidity in developed nations. In particular, diseases of the coronary arteries are most prevalent. Lasers are well suited to diagnose and ...
Nonlinear Imaging to Characterize the Microenvironment of Tumors
Developing a clear characterization of a tumor’s microenvironment is imperative in understanding its progress. A new approach to determining cancer’s development involves a thorough study of ...
Biophysical Cancer Analysis via Raman Spectrometry
A research team from the University of Texas at Austin has published their findings on using Raman spectrometry for biophysical cancer analysis to analyze skin cancer. Their findings were applied to assist ...
Medical Lasers: A Guide to Various Effects and Choices
The first medical application of lasers was reported by Goldman in 1962. In cardiovascular surgery, McGuff first used a Ruby laser in 1963 for the experimental ablation of atherosclerotic plaques. After a ...
Surface Emitting Lasers: Types and Applications in Sensing
Since the first demonstration of the laser in 1960, people have endeavored to make lasers more compact. Semiconductor lasers achieved this desired compactness employing so called heterostructures. This ...
Diode Lasers for Cytometry: Cell Counting and Sorting
Since the invention of the first operating laser in 1960, lasers have been designed in various regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and output powers. Soon after the advent of semiconductor fabrication ...
A Novel Adaptive Optics System For The Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope – located in northern Chile- is one of the world’s most advanced optical instruments. The VLT consists of four unit telescopes capable of high-resolution spectroscopy and ...
Beam Quality Measurement for Efficient Use of Laser Output
Laser beams are notable for their small size and long range focusing capabilities. These qualities have been used in medicine for precision surgery, and in industry for precision cutting. However, change ...
