Subsurface photodisruption in scattering biological tissues

Zachary S. Sacks; Greg J. R. Spooner; Ron M. Kurtz M.D.; Tibor Juhasz; Gerard A. Mourou

doi:10.1117/12.381481

6 April 2000 Subsurface photodisruption in scattering biological tissues

Zachary S. Sacks, Greg J. R. Spooner, Ron M. Kurtz M.D., Tibor Juhasz, Gerard A. Mourou

Proceedings Volume 4001, Saratov Fall Meeting '99: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381481
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting '99, 1999, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

Subsurface photodisruption is shown to be an effective tool for cutting beneath the surface in human sclera. Using a dehydrating agent to reduce scattering by index matching, photodistruption is possible anywhere in the volume of the sclera. We examine incision in human sclera in vitro using scanning electron microscopy. We found a disorganized material filling the incision and penetrating into the adjacent tissue.

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Zachary S. Sacks, Greg J. R. Spooner, Ron M. Kurtz M.D., Tibor Juhasz, and Gerard A. Mourou "Subsurface photodisruption in scattering biological tissues", Proc. SPIE 4001, Saratov Fall Meeting '99: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine, (6 April 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.381481

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