purpose: to evaluate and compare tear secretion and tear film instability following laser in situ keratomileusis (lasik) and laser assisted subepithelial keratectomy (lasek). methods: in a randomized clinical trial, 30 eyes of 15 patients underwent lasik and 30 eyes of 15 patients underwent lasek to correct myopia. tear secretion and tear film instability were tested preoperatively, 2 and 6 wee...

This paper presents an augmented reality platform for eye laser treatment with region guidance for intelligent surgery. The proposed method aims to assist doctors to plan the surgery, semi-automatically detect and protect sensitive regions within the retina and guide the laser during photocoagulation treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy. In the pre-surgical phase, we mosaic multiple retina fundus...

i ntroduction: liposuction using laser is now one of the most common cosmetic surgery. this new method has minimized the disadvantages of the conventional liposuction including blood loss, skin laxity and long recovery time. benefits of the new liposuction methods which include less trauma, bleeding and skin tightening prove the superiority of these methods over the traditional mechanical metho...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact on sexual function of treatments for lower urinary tract symptoms in men. DESIGN Multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled trial of standard surgery (transurethral resection of the prostate), non-contact laser therapy, and conservative management (no active intervention). SETTING Three clinical centres in the United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS 340 men aged betw...

The aims of this study were to evaluate the results of CO2 laser surgery alone and CO2 laser surgery combined with radiotherapy in patients with T2N0M0 glottic carcinoma. A retrospective analysis was conducted of 35 cases of T2N0M0 glottic carcinoma. Fourteen patients with normal vocal cord mobility were treated with endoscopic CO2 laser surgery alone. The remaining 21 patients were treated wit...

AIM To compare the use of the 810nm diode laser with conventional surgery in the management of soft tissue mucogingival problems associated with orthodontic treatment. METHODS Orthodontic patients requiring different soft tissue surgical procedures were randomly assigned to receive conventional surgery or soft tissue diode laser, (wavelength 810 nm). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Parameters documen...

BACKGROUND CO2 laser surgery is a treatment modality for cutaneous neurofibromas. OBJECTIVE Hypertrophic and atrophic scars can result from treatment with CO2 laser surgery. We present a case of cutaneous neurofibromatosis that developed hypertrophic scars postoperatively. METHODS Continuous wave CO2 laser surgery therapy was applied to the patient. RESULTS Hypertrophic scars developed 2 ...

PURPOSE To determine whether postoperative ocular inflammation is less after femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery than after conventional phacoemulsification (manual) cataract surgery. SETTING Private clinic, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. DESIGN Prospective consecutive investigator-masked nonrandomized parallel cohort study. METHODS Consecutive cataract patients who had femtosec...

Touch MEdical MEdia Safe and effective cataract surgery is the goal for both patients and surgeons, with increasing demands for accurate refractive outcomes. Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) is arguably the most significant change to cataract surgery since phacoemulsification, the adoption of which is in large part fueled by the desire for more precise and safe surgery with m...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current recommendations regarding laser refractive surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus and to assess whether these patients make appropriate candidates for laser vision correction. METHODS A literature search was conducted to identify current research on the ocular complications of diabetes and original publications on laser refr...