Abstract:
:Since most techniques of refractive surgery currently in use or being developed have the potential for significant side effects, there is a need for investigating alternative procedures. We herein report on the use of a pulsed CO2 laser beam delivered through a pair of complementary axicons to produce a ring of stromal collagen contraction resulting in the flattening of the corneal apex of cadaver eyes. Irradiances of 29 W/cm2 and 23 W/cm2 were used for rings of 5.5 mm and 7.0 mm, respectively. The creation of a ring of 7.0 mm in diameter did not affect the corneal curvature significantly but when the diameter was reduced to 5.5 mm, substantial flattening proportional to the dose of radiation took place. In our system, it was possible to achieve up to 11.3 diopters of mean keratometry flattening (90 joules, 5.5 mm of diameter). In addition, a 1 mm posterior displacement of the corneal dome without histological evidence of closure of the iridocorneal angle was observed. Annular thermokeratoplasty (ATK) may minimize side effects encountered with other refractive procedures since it does not require ablation, incisions, or interaction with the central optical zone.
journal_name
Lasers Surg Medjournal_title
Lasers in surgery and medicineauthors
Chandonnet A,Bazin R,Sirois C,Bélanger PAdoi
10.1002/lsm.1900120305subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-01-01 00:00:00pages
264-73issue
3eissn
0196-8092issn
1096-9101journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Laser balloon angioplasty with Nd:YAG energy has been proposed as a method to seal intimal dissection and prevent elastic recoil after balloon angioplasty. To better define the vessel response to laser balloon angioplasty, its effects on luminal diameter, Indium-111 labelled platelet deposition, and histology were stu...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900140105
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients suffering from malignant gliomas have a poor prognosis. For the surgical treatment of these tumors, 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has become a new standard. AIMS:This review intends to provide an overview over current status, significance, limitations, and future perspectives of 5-ALA based fluores...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1002/lsm.22933
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is an indolent form of skin cancer that is rarely life threatening, but can cause significant cosmetic and functional morbidity. Surgical treatments often result in disfiguring scars, while topical therapies frequently result in recurrence. The need for a more effecti...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.22803
更新日期:2018-02-13 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Clinical laser settings have traditionally been calibrated on abdominal skin to predict and anticipate patterns of injuries in facial skin. This experimental approach has limitations as facial skin and abdominal skin have differences that may influence the depth of laser injury. OBJECTIVE:The primary obje...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.21015
更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Optical microangiography (OMAG) is a noninvasive technique capable of imaging 3D microvasculature. OMAG-based optical lymphangiography has been developed for 3D visualization of lymphatic vessels without the need for exogenous contrast agents. In this study, we utilize the optical lymphangiogr...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.22387
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To demonstrate that high color fidelity light-emitting diode (LED) sources are preferred by dermatologists for the evaluation of patients during standard-of-care, outpatient visits when compared to low color fidelity LED sources similar to fluorescent lighting. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METH...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.23352
更新日期:2020-11-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In endodontics, a major diagnostic challenge is the accurate assessment of pulp status. In this study, we designed and characterized a fiber-based laser speckle imaging system to study pulsatile blood flow in the tooth. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:To take transilluminated laser speckle ...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.22370
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::It has been postulated that low energy (soft) lasers can enhance wound healing. Considering the importance of cell locomotion in the wound healing process, we have studied the effects of a helium/neon laser upon the locomotory behaviour of a population of fibroblasts migrating within a three-dimensional hydrated colla...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900120617
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Percutaneous endoscopic approaches to cholelithiasis would be facilitated by methods for welding gallbladder tissues. We evaluated the bursting pressure and histologic appearance of canine gallbladder tissue welded with a thulium-holmium-chromium:YAG (THC:YAG) laser producing a 2.15 microns pulsed output. The tissue a...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900090211
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We used a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with non-linear optical crystals to produce the 5th (213 nm) and the 4th (266 nm) harmonic frequencies. Using these two wavelengths, we ablated fresh porcine corneas and type I collagen synthetic epikeratoplasty lenticules. For the 213-nm ablation, radiant exposure was 1.3 J/cm2. The ...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900110610
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Striae distensae (SD) are cutaneous lesions that often occur on the breasts, abdomen, hips, and thighs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new technique using a non-invasive Er:YAG laser combined with Spatially Modulated Ablation (SMA) module for the treatment of SD. S...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.23042
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Whether light emitting diode (LED) irradiation has effects on "beta-amyloid (A beta) induced apoptosis," a leading hypothesis of the cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), or not? STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Monolayer cell cultures of PC12 were subjected to A beta or/and LED irradiation at...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.10216
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Moraxella catarrhalis is a significant cause of pediatric otitis media (OM), which is the most prevalent bacterial infection in children and primary reason for antibiotic administration in this population. Moreover, biofilm formation has been implicated as a primary mechanism of chronic or recu...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.22287
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have used MR monitoring to guide and evaluate the effects of the Nd:YAG interstitial laser on a well-characterized rat brain tumor model (C6). MRI was used to determine the tumor size, verify the location of the interstitial probe, and evaluate the size and location of the laser-induced lesion during and after trea...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900130502
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:This work evaluates the application of a 810 nm diode laser operating in the range of 400-1,200 mW for bacterial reduction at periodontal treatment. The aim of this study is to examine the immediate effect of the diode medium power laser in reducing the bacterial concentration at periodontal po...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.20039
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We sought to investigate risk factors for recurrence of vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN) in the vaginal vault after laser vaporization. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Among 162 patients treated with laser vaporization in the vaginal vault after hysterectomy between March 1998 and August 2007, the clinical da...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.20741
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In coupling laser with micromanipulator through fiberoptics, the resulting diameter of the spot is limited by the laws of geometrical optics, because of the high numerical aperture (N.A.) of fiberoptic radiation. A new method for the reduction of spot size diameter is suggested. STUDY DESIGN/M...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900170110
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Autofluorescence (AF) emission is an intrinsic parameter that can provide real-time information on morpho-functional properties of biological tissue, being strictly related with their biochemical composition and structural organization. The diagnostic potentials of AF-based techniques have been...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.20923
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Lines of radiofrequency ablation for cure of atrial fibrillation are broad, and the consequent loss of atrial mass may impair atrial function and contribute to the risk of stroke. We studied whether Nd:YAG laser could produce deep but narrower lesions. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Laser ...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1065
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:We developed novel heat-conducting templates, and tested whether they could effectively remove damaging heat from the tissue during laser ablation. The reduction of lateral thermal damage during cutaneous incisional laser procedures should decrease the time in wound healing. In addition, we se...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.10022
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To clarify whether epidermal thickness is of importance to the purpuric reaction from treatment with the pulsed dye laser (PDL). STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fifteen fairly pigmented volunteers were laser treated in two test regions of varying epidermal thicknesses: normal buttock skin a...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1998)22:3<159::aid-lsm3>3.
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The in vivo biological activity of uroporphyrin I has been studied by determining the amount of necrosis produced in murine tumors exposed to various total doses of light at 615 nm. Similarly, the in vitro photosensitizing activity of uroporphyrin I was examined by measuring the percentage of cells killed in a cell cu...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900060207
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Cosmeceuticals, chemical peels and collagen injections are used to rejuvenate skin, but none of these methods is effective or permanent. Recently, laser resurfacing has been found to be effective, but the incidence of side effects is relatively high. Two years ago, the non-ablative wrinkle red...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.10119
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of relatively novel approach of application of polychromatic light waves on flap survival of experimental musculocutaneous flap model and to investigate efficacy of this modality as a delay procedure to increase vascularization of zone 4 of transverse rectus ab...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.23063
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Dynamics of cryogen spray deposition, water condensation and frost formation is studied in relationship to cooling rate and efficiency of cryogen spray cooling (CSC) in combination with laser dermatologic surgery. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:A high-speed video camera was used to image t...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1076
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:In a previous study, the possibility of removal of dog gingival melanin pigmentation with CO(2) laser therapy was reported. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of the CO(2) laser on human gingival pigmentation and evaluate the clinical outcome. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND M...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1999)25:2<140::aid-lsm7>3.
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:5-Aminolevulinic acid based photodynamic therapy (5-ALA-PDT) has revealed promising results in the treatment of inflammatory joint diseases due to the sensitivity of inflamed synovial tissue. For 5-ALA-PDT to be safe and beneficial for intra-articular applications, resistance of chondrocytes is essential to p...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.20625
更新日期:2008-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:To further understand the precise process of the tumor cell degeneration after photodynamic therapy (PDT), laser hyperthermic therapy (LH), and combined treatments using an Nd:YAG laser. It is important to examine initial morphological alteration of tumor cells after these treatments. STUDY DE...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/lsm.1900160308
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Although several studies on laser-assisted hair removal have been published, data on long-term follow-up are few. The present study investigated the long-term efficacy and safety of normal-mode ruby laser pulses on hair removal. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:The normal-mode ruby laser (Ep...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(2000)26:2<177::aid-lsm8>3.
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate: 1. thermal events during laser irradiation @2.1 microns of the pulp; 2. whether these effects are adequately modeled using an empty pulp chamber/root canal. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS:In extracted human teeth, pulpal access was prepare...
journal_title:Lasers in surgery and medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1998)22:1<46::aid-lsm11>3.
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00