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Laser Eye Instrumentation: Diagnostic and Surgical

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The Biomedical Laser

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The uses of lasers in ophthalmology may be considered under the headings Diagnosis, Therapy, and Research. There is enough overlap among the classifications, however, that research can be discussed with the other two. In both diagnosis and research, the spatial and temporal coherence properties of the laser are often of value. In therapy it is not yet evident that these special properties are necessary.

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  1. Maurice B. Landers III
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  1. Laser Laboratory, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 231 Bethesda Avenue, 45267, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    Leon Goldman M.D. (Director) (Director)

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Landers, M.B., Wolbarsht, M.L. (1981). Laser Eye Instrumentation: Diagnostic and Surgical. In: Goldman, L. (eds) The Biomedical Laser. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5922-0_12

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