Erbium:YAG Laser Emulsification of Grade 4+ Porcine and Human Cataracts using a Germanium Oxide Fiber Probe

Nicholas J. Scott; Susan R. Trammell; Nathaniel M. Fried; Priscila Wittmann; Ashley K. Behrens; Alexei Tchapyjnikov; Ken Levin; Danh Tran

doi:10.1364/BIOMED.2008.BTuF2

Biomedical Optics
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2008),
paper BTuF2
•https://doi.org/10.1364/BIOMED.2008.BTuF2

Erbium:YAG Laser Emulsification of Grade 4+ Porcine and Human Cataracts using a Germanium Oxide Fiber Probe

Nicholas J. Scott, Susan R. Trammell, Nathaniel M. Fried, Priscila Wittmann, Ashley K. Behrens, Alexei Tchapyjnikov, Ken Levin, and Danh Tran

Biomedical Optics 2008

St. Petersburg, Florida United States
16–19 March 2008
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N. J. Scott, S. R. Trammell, N. M. Fried, P. Wittmann, A. K. Behrens, A. Tchapyjnikov, K. Levin, and D. Tran, "Erbium:YAG Laser Emulsification of Grade 4+ Porcine and Human Cataracts using a Germanium Oxide Fiber Probe," in Biomedical Optics, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2008), paper BTuF2.

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Abstract

Previous studies reported difficulty emulsifying hard cataracts with Erbium:YAG laser. This preliminary ex vivo tissue study demonstrates successful Er:YAG laser emulsification of Grade 4+ cataracts using a germanium oxide / sapphire optical fiber delivery system.

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