One of the most common cause decrease vision in a pseudophakic patient is formation posterior capsular opacification (PCO) which affected by several factors like design implanted intraocular lens (IOL) and material IOL. PCO incidence has been reported to be 20.7% at 2 years & 28.5% 5 years. Decrease because necessitates capsulotomy with neodymium yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd-YAG) laser create sm...

Intratracheal combustion of a fiberoptic bronchoscope and an endotracheal tube occurred during the treatment of severe tracheal stenosis with the neodymium-YAG laser. This recognized hazard of CO2 laser surgery has not been reported previously with the use of the Nd-YAG laser. Fire hazard is inevitable when a laser is used in the airway, but the risk can be diminished. Rapid removal of the burn...

Free beam laser endarterectomy (LE) and contact laser endarterectomy (CLE) were compared in 15 arteriosclerotic New Zealand white rabbits. The rabbits underwent balloon catheter trauma to the thoracoabdominal aorta and were fed a 2% cholesterol diet for 18 weeks. Thoracoabdominal exploration was performed under general anesthesia and multiple endarterectomies were performed in each rabbit. Athe...