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Theoretical approach to laser trabeculotomy
Author(s) -
Goldschmidt Chmouel R.,
Ticho Uriel
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.594415
Subject(s) - laser , medical physics , medical imaging , laser safety , medicine , optics , physics , radiology
Theoretical aspects of laser characteristics as well as the physics parameters involved in laser trabeculotomy in open‐angle glaucoma are put forward. Outflow hydrodynamics and perforation mechanism as well as the required optical matching system are evaluated in detail.