Optical Breakdown in Water and Ocular Media and Its Use for Intraocular Photodisruption

Abstract

Since its introduction into ophthalmology by Krasnov (1977), Fankhauser, et al. (1981), and Aron-Rosa, et al. (1980), photodisruption by short, intense laser pulses has come into widespread use because it makes noninvasive, intraocular microsurgery possible. This dissertation is devoted to a study of the physical mechanisms of photodisruption in water and ocular media for the purpose of determining the optimum laser parameters for existing laser surgical procedures and opening up possible new areas of application by shortening the laser pulse duration from the nanosecond to the picosecond or femtosecond range.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA394369

Entities

People

  • Alfred Vogel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Cellular Structures
  • Cornea
  • Energy Transfer
  • Eye
  • Health Services
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Pulses
  • Laser Science
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Medical Personnel
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Surgery

Readers

  • Medical Imaging.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy