Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eyes and visual system. Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of eye disorders and diseases....

Micro-robotics refers to the field of robotics that involves the design, development, and application of miniature robotic...

An Er:YAG laser is a type of solid-state laser that uses a crystal made of erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet...

An endoscope is a medical device used for visualizing and examining the interior of hollow organs, body cavities, or...

A YAG crystal refers to a solid-state crystal made of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), which is a synthetic crystalline...

Laser surgery refers to a medical procedure in which a laser, or focused beam of light, is used as a precision tool to cut,...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of...

A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single...

Holmium lasers are a type of medical laser that utilizes holmium-doped crystals as the gain medium. The term holmium laser...

Harmonic generation refers to a nonlinear optical process in which incoming photons interact with a material and produce new...

A naturally occurring pigment in tissue that may selectively absorb certain wavelengths and can be used to aid in targeting...

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic...

A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic...

Time-lapse optical coherence tomography (OCT) refers to a medical imaging technique that captures a series of sequential OCT...

Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide...

An instrument for eye surgery that directs intense xenon arc light through the transparent cornea lens to the retina where...

An excimer laser is a type of ultraviolet laser that emits short pulses of light in the ultraviolet spectrum. The term...

A mixture of ionized gas and metal vapor generated by impingement of the laser beam onto a material being welded or a weld...

A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as...

An alexandrite laser is a solid-state laser that utilizes a synthetic crystal made from the rare earth element alexandrite...

Laser surgery by means of a low-power laser system using a synthetic sapphire scalpel that transmits the laser light while...

A small fiber optic endoscope used in laser surgery.