Ophthalmic Lasers; Allow Precise Treatment of A Range Of Eye Problems with Little Risk of Infection
Ophthalmic Lasers |
Ophthalmic
Lasers are medical
devices that use a laser beam to treat ophthalmic diseases. Over the years, use
of lasers in ophthalmology has successfully shown safe and effective results in
treating various eye conditions. Ophthalmic lasers are used in a variety of eye
surgery procedures. Lasers, such as LASIK, LASEK, epi-LASIK, and PRK, are
used in refractive error correction procedures and therapeutic procedures such
as phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) for the removal of surface
irregularities, small corneal opacities.
Ophthalmic
Lasers
are used to help cataract surgeries such as Femto laser-assisted cataract
surgeries (FLACS) and post-cataract surgery for removal of capsular
opacification. In laser-assisted cataract surgery, the laser is often used to
prepare the clouded lens to be broken up into smaller pieces for removal, then
the process is completed by the surgeon with the phaco probe. Femtosecond lasers
are used to treat cataracts and take advantage of extremely high peak power
densities to efficiently disrupt tissue with minimal surrounding thermal
damage.
Ophthalmic
Lasers, such as Argon
laser, is used for the treatment of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, wild hairs
on the eyelid, retinal holes and retinal detachments, vein occlusions, and
rarely in early forms of the age related macular degeneration. Moreover, lasers
are also being developed and are providing safe & effective treatment for
age related macular degeneration and glaucoma. Krypton laser can be used to
treat a variety of retinal diseases. PRK and LASIK have been approved by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (USFDA).
In 1999, the FDA approved the LASIK vision
correction technique for the treatment of refractive errors in patients. Ophthalmic Lasers allow precise
treatment of a range of eye problems with little risk of the infection. Many
laser procedures are relatively pain free and can be performed on the
outpatient basis. The combination of safety, accuracy, and relative low cost
make lasers very useful ophthalmic tools. Thus, there is an increase in demand
for ophthalmic lasers.
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