OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of pacemaker lead extraction with the excimer sheath in comparison to nonlaser lead extraction. BACKGROUND Fibrotic attachments that develop between chronically implanted pacemaker leads and to the venous, valvular and cardiac structures are the major obstacles to safe and consistent lead extraction. Locking sty...

Review of the MEDLINE, Embase, Web Science, and Cochrane databases through February 1, 2021. There were 1348 patients from 14 eligible studies (10 prospective, randomized; 4 retrospective) with femoropopliteal artery in-stent restenosis (FP-ISR) who underwent plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA), drug-coated (DCBA), peripheral cutting angioplasty, Viabahn endoprosthesis, directional atherectomy...

Crystallization of amorphous silicon (a-Si) using excimer laser annealing (ELA) has been reported since 1994 by Watanabe group. It is known as the best method to fabricate a good poly-silicon because it can heat the film up to the melting point and, at the same time no thermal damage occur into the glass substrate (Carluccio et al., 1997; Matsumura and Oh, 1999). ELA technique is widely used to...

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topographically guided excimer laser photoablation to retreat unsuccessful myopic and hyperopic photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). SETTING Eye Clinic, San Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy. METHODS At least 3 months after primary PRK (Group A) or primary LASIK (Group B), 48 eyes...

PURPOSE The evaluation of the safety, efficacy, and long-term stability of LASIK procedures utilizing novel platform comprising a femtosecond and excimer laser and multiple networked diagnostics. SETTING Private clinical ophthalmology practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS In consecutive cases of myopic LASIK procedure with a novel refractive platform (FS200 Femtosecond and EX500 Excimer Laser), 19...

69 ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To report the incidence of anisocoria after unilateral excimer laser photorefractive kera-tectomy (PRK) for myopia and subsequent cortico-steroid therapy in a retrospective and prospective study and to explore possible etiologies. METHODS: The horizontal pupil diameter was determined in 6 patients (6 eyes) at 21.8 ± 12.6 months after unilateral wide-field excimer laser PRK ...