photodisruption

[fo″to-dis-rup´shun]

disruption of tissues by laser-produced rapid ionization of molecules.

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The laser works by the mechanism of photodisruption in which there is formation of plasma which mechanically displaces and disrupts the surrounding tissue5.

COMPARISON OF LEVOBUNOLOL 0.5% WITH BRIMONIDINE 0.2% TO PREVENT MEAN INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ELEVATION AFTER NEODYMIUM: YATRIUM-ALUMINIUM GARNET LASER CAPSULOTOMY

reported Nd:YAG laser photodisruption of hemorrhagic detachment of the internal limiting membrane in 1989 and it has been used for Valsalva retinopathy since that report [3].

Full Thickness Retinal Hole Formation after Nd:YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy in a Case with Valsalva Retinopathy

Choun-Ki, "Pupil-size alterations by photodisruption during femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery," Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, vol.

The Effect of NSAID Pretreatment on Aqueous Humor Prostaglandin E2 Concentration in Eyes Undergoing Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Capsulotomy

The femtosecond laser has pulse duration of 10-15 and works on the principle of photodisruption that generates high-intensity electrical field by highly focussed and strong pulses.

Femto-lasik: The recent innovation in laser assisted refractive surgery

After making the lenticule cut and sidecut and moving the patient under the surgical microscope, a blunt spatula was used to enter the area of anterior lamellar photodisruption and remove any residual material.

Long-term results of small-incision lenticule extraction in high myopia

(15) Femtosecond lasers work by cutting tissues with a process of photodisruption, unlike argon (photocoagulation) and excimer (photoablation) lasers.

Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS): an overview

Further femtosecond laser techniques could function as a sub-micron optical lancet to achieve precise surgery of direct photodisruption on subcellular structures [2,3].

Regulation of Cellular Molecular Signaling by Light

Nd: YAG laser photodisruption of Hemorrhagic Detachment of internal limiting Membrane.

Management of Macular Pre-Retinal Subhyaloid hemorrhage by Nd:Yag laser hyaloidotomy

The Nd:YAG laser has a pulse duration in the nanosecond range ([10.sup.-9] seconds) and causes photodisruption at its focal point, such as on the posterior capsule in the treatment of posterior capsular opacification (PCO).

Femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery

Dr Jordaan then goes on to talk about photodisruption and optic double diffraction, but does not explain what these are, and when, how and why these are used.

Stem cell transplantation--a collegial conversation

Generation of calcium waves in living cells by pulsed-induced photodisruption. Appl.

Analisis morfometrico y ultraestructural del efecto del laser infrarrojo 10 J/[cm.sup.2] sobre fibroblastos de conejo

Vitreous changes after neodymium - YAG laser photodisruption. Arch Ophthalmol 1986; 104: 592-7.

Visual outcome and complications after Nd-YAG laser capsulotomy in patients with posterior capsular opacification