Infrared Laser Applications in Ophthalmology - Thermal Considerations
Alaa Mohammad Alghurab 1*, Nilofeer Ali Hammood Awadh 1, Ghaith Ali Muhammad 1, Ali H Alnasrawi 1,2, Ahmed Mohammed Khdhiar Amood 1, Hussein Safaa Abdulameer Alhassany 3, Maythum Ali Shallan 2 and Mohammed Abdullah Jassim 3
1Optics Techniques Department, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University, 51001 Babylon, Iraq
2College of Medicine, Al-Mustaqbal University, 51001 Babylon, Iraq
3Aesthetic and Laser Techniques Department, College of Health and Medical technique, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon 51001, Iraq
*Corresponding author
*Alaa Mohammad Alghurab, Optics Techniques Department, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Al-Mustaqbal University, 51001 Babylon, Iraq.
Figure 1: Trichrome histology of ablation craters created in the epithelium layer of porcine cornea using a detachable microsphere scalpel with integrated illumination. The dashed line illustrates the physical scalpel tip with 300-μm diameter for size comparison.
Figure 2: Different depth of focuses for different modes based on spherical aberrations in odd-numbered sphere chains.
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