Title: Nd-yag Laser Arteriotomy For Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (crao) Author Block: Clayton Scanlon, Matthew Currie, Aaron Grant, Ebru N. Cetin, Levent Akduman. Ophthalmology, Saint Louis University Eye Institute, Saint Louis, MO; Ophthalmology, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO.

The aim of our research was to explore possible correlation between eye aperture diameter and occurrence of complications in the posterior eye segment after Nd-YAG capsulotomy. In the study, we analyzed 120 eyes of the patients who experienced opacities in the posterior capsule or developed secondary cataract after the surgery. All patients underwent Nd-YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. Thereaft...

BACKGROUND Because the survival after treatment of advanced inoperable endo-tracheobronchial carcinoma is so poor, a pilot study was undertaken to evaluate the combined cumulative effect on survival of neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet (Nd YAG) laser followed by photodynamic treatment used endoscopically. METHODS Seventeen patients who presented between January 1992 and March 1996 with inope...

Plaque control during the course of orthodontic treatment is not an easy task, and dental caries are not an unlikely complication. We examined the possibility of controlling dental caries with Nd-YAG laser irradiation in orthodontic patients. As a preliminary experiment, we used the Nd-YAG laser to irradiate an extracted tooth and then left it to soak in lactic acid. The decay of the tooth was ...

The Thomson scattering system measures electron density and temperature with the aid of eight pulsed ND-YAG lasers on the DIII–D Tokamak. DIII–D is the United States National Fusion Facility for magnetic confinement fusion experiments. The Thomson system probes the tokamak in three separate regions. The measurements from the different regions produce density and temperature profiles during plas...

Background and Aim: Nowadays, lasers are the focus of attention as a new treatment in dentistry. One applications is their use implant The present study aimed to compare effect YAG: Er 089 nm Diode laser irradiation on attachment osteoblast cells surface dental felxtures. Materials Methods: In study, 36 titanium implants were divided into three groups 12. Twelve irradiated with Er: YAG 12 diode...

Here, we report the case of a patient who sustained Nd: YAG laser macular injury with subsequent 6 year follow-up evaluation. A 23-year-old female was accidentally exposed to a Q-switched Nd: YAG laser without protective goggles. Upon initial evaluation, the best-corrected visual acuity of her affected eye was 20/100 OD. Fundoscopic examination revealed a macular laser burn and vitreous hemorrh...

Ceramic laser materials have come a long way since the first demonstration of lasing in 1964. Improvements in powder synthesis and ceramic sintering as well as novel ideas have led to notable achievements. These include the first Nd:yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) ceramic laser in 1995, breaking the 1 KW mark in 2002 and then the remarkable demonstration of more than 100 KW output power from a YA...

A polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)/Ag nanocomposite was prepared by reduction of silver nitrate in ethylene-glycol in the presence of a polymeric protective agent (i.e., poly (N-vinylpyrrolidone)). The size dependent color variation of this nanocolloid is a clear indication of the presence of Ag as nanoparticles in the polymer matrix. The nonlinear optical properties were studied by Z-scan technique ...