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MILTON M. ZARET, M.D.; HARRIS RIPPS, Ph.D.; IRWIN M. SIEGEL, Ph.D.; GOODWIN M. BREININ, M.D.

Arch Ophthalmol. 1963;69(1):97-104.

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Introduction

Recent advances in energy amplification techniques have culminated in the development of a new light source, the laser (optical maser).^1-3 The unusually intense, monochromatic beam which characterizes laser emission is of particular interest to the ophthalmologist and may find wide application in the biomedical sciences.^4,5

The present study describes the gross and microscopic appearance of ocular lesions produced by a pulsed ruby laser. Therapeutic photocoagulation, potential research applications, and personnel hazard are discussed.

Principles of Laser Emission*

The term laser is an achronym for /ight amplification by the stimulated emission of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Medical Center.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication June 12, 1962.

This work was supported in part by Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

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