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Review
. 1993 Feb;4(1):107-9.
doi: 10.1097/00055735-199302000-00017.

Lasers in cataract surgery

J M Dodick  1 , J M Lally, L T Sperber
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Review

Lasers in cataract surgery

J M Dodick et al. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

Several laser technologies including 1053-nm picosecond, excimer, erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet, and neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) have been studied for use in the removal of cataractous lens tissue. Nd:YAG laser phacolysis involves laser pulses striking a titanium target that are incorporated into an irrigation-aspiration probe. With further refinement, Nd:YAG laser phacolysis may provide an alternative means of lens removal through a small incision, however, further study is required.

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