Optical microsurgery of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) requires reliable real-time dosimetry to prevent unwanted overexposure neuroretina. The system used in this experiment implements optical coherence tomography (OCT) detect intentional elimination RPE cells. We evaluated performance OCT terms its ability cell damage caused by microsecond laser pulses varying duration. Therefore, ex-viv...

Older patients are not considered good candidates to undergo more challenging therapeutic treatments, e.g. highly invasive surgery and complex chemotherapy. However, their exclusion from standard therapeutic options is not justifiable. Herein, we reviewed 212 patients aged ≥ 70, affected with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and treated with transoral laser microsurgery or open neck (partial ...

Aim: To compare laryngeal preservation rates, survival rates, and voice outcomes after treatment of early glottic cancer between transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and radiotherapy (RT). Materials and methods: A review of oncologic results was performed on a consecutive series of individuals with early-stage glottic carcinoma (T1 and T2) who were treated between 2011 and 2014 at Kidwai Memorial...

INTRODUCTION Mucous retention cysts are a subtype of intracordal vocal cysts that may occur spontaneously or may be associated with poor vocal hygiene, and which require optimal treatment. The objective of this study was to present a new laser-assisted microsurgery technique for treating intracordal mucous retention cysts and to describe the final outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prosp...

PURPOSE To use a double-pass system to compare the optical quality after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) for mild to moderate myopia. SETTING Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa, Barcelona Institute of Ocular Microsurgery, Barcelona, Spain. DESIGN Comparative case series. METHODS Optical quality was assessed with a clinical double-pass...