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Ophthalmic Laser Procedures Flashcards

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Ophthalmic lasers provide good examples of three fundamental laser applications based on

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Total output energy
Output power
Photon energy
Spectral transmission

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Nomenclature of laser is based on

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Gain medium
Wavelength 
Output power
Repetition rate
Pulse duration
Patterns used to deliver the laser beam
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Vitreolysis

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“Breaking down glass”

Laser for floaters

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What are floaters

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  • small pieces of debris that float in the vitreous
  • common complaints
  • the debris cases shadows on th retina
  • not serious
  • appear as floating spots, strings, or cobwebs across the field of vision
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How do you get floaters

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  • age
  • losing clarity and transparency of vitreous
  • degernation of vitreous
  • vitreous cortex separated from the retina
  • causes forward light scattering
  • some eye conditions predispose floaters (high axial myopia)
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What is vitreolysis

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  • a non invasive procedure that can relieve the visual disturbance caused by symptomatic floaters via vaporization
  • Nd:YAG laser light, nanosecond pulsed.
  • evaporates the collagen and hyaluronin molecules that make up the floaters, thus fragmenting the vitreous opacities
  • floater laser removal
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Emitted light of the Nd:YAG laser

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1064nm, in the infrared

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Frequency doubled Nd:YAH

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532 in the green

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9
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Laser used for vitreolysis

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Nd:YAG

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Photocoangulation

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  • tightly focused, spatially confined laser energy interacts wit hthe tissue and transfers energy to the tissue via absorption
  • this slowly heats blood and tissue destabilizing proteins and other biomolecules
  • as blood clot is formed, tissue coagulation of above 50 C but below 100 C is called photocoagulation
  • a laser heating coagulation shrinks the tissue due to water removal; the tissue is burned and neutered
  • this is a form of hemostatic laser surgery, which is a bloodless incision/excision
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Energy density of photocoagulation

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10^-2

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12
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Most serious floater

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Weiss ring

  • happens later in age
  • cortex detaches from the retina
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Vitrectomy

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Surgical replacement of the vitreous (ncluding the symptomatic vitreous floaters) with an intern and translucent balance salt solution, through small openings in the pars plana

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Cyclo photocoagulation (CPC)

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Laser for glaucoma therapy

  • cyclodestructive procedure that abates the ciliary body epithelium
  • aim: to lower IOP by decreasing fluid production
  • diode laser is preferred for CPC owing to its cost, efficiency, and probability
  • origin: 1905
  • detachments of the CB resulted in decreases in IOP
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CPC variations

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Transcleral cyclophotocoagulation (TCPC)

Endoscopic cyclo photocoagulation (ECPC)

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Trans scleral cyclo photocoagulation

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A laser probe is placed on the sclera to administer 15-25 laser treatment spots at th TM

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Endoscopic cyclo photocoagulation

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A small telescopic device is placed through a small incision at the edge of the cornea, much like for removal of a cataract. The telescope is used to directly visualize the CB, and laser energy is directed to this area

18
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Excessive lowering of IOP and the CPC

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Because the scleral is opaque, the surgeon cannot directly visualize the ciliary processes being destroyed. It is likely that other tissues in the eye are affected by the TCPC laser energy collateral damage, leading to unpredictable IOP lowering increases compaction rate

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Nd:YAG in the resin l

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Frequency doubled Nd:YAH 532nm is used for panretinal photocoagualtion in patients with diabetic retinopathy or retinal ischemia/Neo

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Retinal photocoagulation

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  • PRP is indicated for the managment of retinal ischemia, retinal neo and non proliferative DR
  • light from the laser is absorbed by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
  • absorption denatures tissue protein via thermal burns which lead to local lretinal cell death and coagualtive necrosis
  • scarring usually welds the retina to underlying tissue
  • in retail ishmia, the preocsdure leads to improved rental oxygenication. By destroying the largely unused, ischemic extramacular reinstating, PRP reduces the area of ischemic tissue, which in turn reduces total CEGF production in the eye and thereby reducing the impetus for NV
  • in addition to the frequency double ND;YAG laser, the procedure utilizes xenon arc laser and argon laser
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Retinal laser considerations

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  • anatomical effects and visual complications due to dispersion and the ram energy within the retina and choroid
  • the multispot pattern laser has greatly mitigated but not eliminated these issues
  • choroidal effusions, exudative retinal detachments, macular edema, VF deficits, etc
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The femtosecond laser

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  • Infrared laser with ultra short pulse duration (Nd:YLF 1053)
  • each 1053nm photon carries 1.17eV of energy. Because atoms typically must absorb > 10eV to ionize, need multiphoton absorption for ionization
  • infrared can be focused anywhere within or behin the cornea (very low absorption from ocular tissue)
  • causes photodisrutipon mainly by focal heating thermionic emission (from linearly absorbing chromophores)
23
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Increased power density

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Decreased wavelength
Decrease Focusing spot size
Decrease pulse duration
Decrease pulse energy

24
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Femto second laser vs longer pulses

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The femto second pulse gives two major advantages compared to nanosecond and longer pulses

  • the reduction of the pulse energy necessary to induce ablation for fixed laser wavelength and focusing conditions and
  • a significant reduction of heat affected zone and as consequence, the improvement of the contour sharpness for the laser processed structures
  • this is a direct consequence of the pulse being much shorter than the heat diffuse time
25
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Cataract surgery

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Femtosecond laser assists in capsulorhexis being done in a very neat way

26
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Optical principles of laser vision correction for myopia

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We want

  • less optical power
  • decreased curvature (center)

We can

  • flatten the cornea (ANTERIOR)
  • remove central tissue
27
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The optic principles of laser vision correction: hyperopia

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We want

  • more optical power
  • increased curvature (center)

We can

  • Steepen the cornea
  • remove peripheral tissue
28
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Spectacle vs laser correction

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Glasses

  • myopia + minus lens
  • hyperopia + plus lens

Laser

  • myopia-minus
  • hyperopia-plus
29
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Excimer laser

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  • all UV
  • laser correction
  • excited dimer
  • Gas laser
  • ABLATES
30
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Photoablation by excimer laser

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  • ablate centrally=fix myopia

- ablate in the periphery=fix hyperopia

31
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Energy in excimer

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6.4eV

32
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Amount of energy needed by a photon to damage tissue

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3.5eV

33
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Flap creation by microablation

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Create bubbles in the cornea and then break them down

-allow more precision

34
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LASEK

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Similar to LASIK

Involves removal of the corneal epithelial layer only

35
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Dry eye after LASIK

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Yes

36
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SMILE

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Femtosecond
Takes a lenticular cut out of the stroma and takes it out without daageing the whole epithelium
-less dry eye

37
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PTK

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Spheroidal degneation 
Salesman nodular degeneration 
Calcium band keratoapthy
RCE
Bullouse keratophy
Anterior cornea dystrophies 
Superficial scars 
Keratitis
38
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Contraindications for PRK

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Anterior corneal pathology only

Any viral activity within 6 months is a contraindications

39
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Anterior stromal puncture

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Anteiror cornea only

40
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Photo mydriasis or photo miosis

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It is procedures

41
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Future of ophthalmic lasers

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Blue femtosecond laser

  • improves focus, same delivered power density with less energy
  • tighter raster pattern for smaller incision size

Potential risks
-absorption by overlaying corneal structures

3F: Surgery Final (5 decks)

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