Several laser and non-laser refractive surgical procedures have been used to modify the shape of the cornea and correct myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. Introduction of the excimer laser to reshape the cornea has resulted in remarkable developments in the correction of these refractive errors. Combined with other advanced ophthalmological instruments, laser refractive eye surgery...

use of lasers in otolaryngology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, gynecology, urology, cardiovascular medicine, and orthopedic surgery. The volume opens with a 130-page chapter on basic laser physics and the interaction of laser light with soft tissues. Although this chapter is quite technical, it begins with an introduction to the use of lasers, particularly the argon, carbon dioxide, and...