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Lasers in Ophthalmology : Basic, Diagnostics and Surgical Aspects.

It is impossible to imagine ophthalmology today without lasers, so ubiquitously and thoroughly do they dominate the field. Just 25 years ago, virtually all of what we rely upon today was in its infancy. Not only were lasers new on the scene, but also computers, intraocular lenses, and microsurgical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fankhauser, F.
Otros Autores: Kwasniewska, S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: The Hague : SPB Academic Pub. BV, 2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:It is impossible to imagine ophthalmology today without lasers, so ubiquitously and thoroughly do they dominate the field. Just 25 years ago, virtually all of what we rely upon today was in its infancy. Not only were lasers new on the scene, but also computers, intraocular lenses, and microsurgical instrumentation. Intracapsular cataract extraction was the standard, and ocular imaging devices, gene therapy, and stem cells had not yet even been conceptualized. A rapid explosion of argon laser techniques occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and during this time, laser iridotomy, periphera.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (460 pages)
ISBN:9789062997008
9062997007