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Intraocular measurements of pressure transients induced by excimer laser ablation of the cornea
Author(s) -
Siano Salvatore,
Pini Roberto,
Gobbi Pier Giorgio,
Salimbeni Renzo,
Vannini Matteo,
Carones Francesco,
Trabucchi Giuseppe,
Brancato Rosario
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1997)20:4<416::aid-lsm7>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - ablation , cornea , excimer laser , laser , materials science , fluence , excimer , optics , photoablation , intraocular pressure , pulse duration , pulse (music) , shock wave , bar (unit) , ophthalmology , medicine , geology , oceanography , physics , engineering , detector , aerospace engineering
Background and Objective The evolution of pressure waves induced by argon‐fluoride laser ablation of the cornea in the typical operative conditions of clinical laser keratectomy has been studied experimentally and analyzed. Materials and Methods Freshly enucleated porcine eyes were irradiated at a laser fluence of 180 mJ/cm 2 with various spot diameters in the range 1–6.5 mm. Pressure transients were detected by a fast rise time needle hydrophone inserted into the eyeball from the posterior pole and moved along the eye optical axis toward the cornea. Results Pressure peaks as high as 90 bar and of 50 ns pulse duration (FWHM) were measured in the anterior chamber. Observation of the pulse shape evolution during propagation put in evidence the onset of a marked rarefaction phase following the compressional spike, with intense negative peaks (up to −40 bar) located at increasing distances from the corneal surface for increasing spot diameters. Conclusions This behavior was explained by means of simplified models describing pressure pulse generation and diffraction effects occurring during its propagation. Implications to clinical procedures, as possible damages due to tissue stretching and cavitation formation, are also discussed. Lasers Surg. Med. 20:416–425, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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