Pathology and physics of YAG-laser intraocular lens damage
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
- Vol. 13 (1), 47-49
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80010-x
Abstract
Polymethylmethacrylate and silicone intraocular lenses were subjected to controlled Nd:YAG laser irradiation. Following damage, each lens was examined by scanning electron microscopy. Highly specific morphologic patterns, believed to be pathognomonic for each material, were observed. The physics of damage mechanisms and clinical correlation of damage morphology are discussed.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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