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Laser therapy of eye diseases
Author(s) -
Geyer Orna,
Lazar Moshe
Publication year - 1986
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/lsm.1900060415
Subject(s) - tel aviv , medicine , ophthalmology , diabetic retinopathy , citation , optometry , family medicine , library science , diabetes mellitus , computer science , endocrinology
In the last decade, laser therapy has revolutionized the treatment of eye diseases. In many conditions, it has replaced conventional surgery. In others, it has opened up new avenues for the management of diseases that were considered untreatable before the laser era. Figure 1 summarizes the clinical applications of lasers in ophthalmology.