Acoustic effects of Q-switched Nd:YAG on crystalline lens

Sridhar Narayan Porindla; Henry Grady Rylander III; Ashley J. Welch

doi:10.1117/12.44111

1 June 1991 Acoustic effects of Q-switched Nd:YAG on crystalline lens

Sridhar Narayan Porindla, Henry Grady Rylander III, Ashley J. Welch

Proceedings Volume 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44111
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A Q-switched Nd:YAG can be used to cause photodisruption of human crystalline lens. The nature of the acoustic transients that result from photodisruption of crystalline lens are presented in this paper, and a relationship between the laser energy and acoustic pressures is established.

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Sridhar Narayan Porindla, Henry Grady Rylander III, and Ashley J. Welch "Acoustic effects of Q-switched Nd:YAG on crystalline lens", Proc. SPIE 1427, Laser-Tissue Interaction II, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44111

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