In-vitro studies of femtosecond transscleral photodisruption

Zachary S. Sacks; Frieder H. Loesel; Douglas L. Craig; Christopher Horvath; Charles G. Durfee III; Gerard A. Mourou; Ron M. Kurtz M.D.; Tibor Juhasz

doi:10.1117/12.350579

18 June 1999 In-vitro studies of femtosecond transscleral photodisruption

Zachary S. Sacks, Frieder H. Loesel, Douglas L. Craig, Christopher Horvath, Charles G. Durfee III, Gerard A. Mourou, Ron M. Kurtz M.D., Tibor Juhasz

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Proceedings Volume 3591, Ophthalmic Technologies IX; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350579
Event: BiOS '99 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Transcleral photodisruption may provide a noninvasive method for creating partial thickness scleral channels to reduce elevated intraocular pressure associated with glaucoma. We achieved subsurface photodisruption in vitro without damaging overlying tissues with three techniques: (1) use of long laser wavelengths, (2) application of pressure, and (3) application of a dehydrating agent. Using 1 and 3, we were able to photodisrupt the internal surface of a full thickness block of sclera by focusing through the tissue.

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Zachary S. Sacks, Frieder H. Loesel, Douglas L. Craig, Christopher Horvath, Charles G. Durfee III, Gerard A. Mourou, Ron M. Kurtz M.D., and Tibor Juhasz "In-vitro studies of femtosecond transscleral photodisruption", Proc. SPIE 3591, Ophthalmic Technologies IX, (18 June 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.350579

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