Index

A

aberration 17, 18, 61, 65, 139, 153, 155, 156, 159163, 166, 168, 412, 413

aberrometry 160

absorption of light 15, 244, 363, 403, 432 age-related macula degeneration 197, 205 angioblastoma 377

angiography 48, 61, 178, 180, 200-202, 214, 222224, 233, 236, 246, 249-251, 255, 259, 260, 262266, 268, 269, 434, 436, 441

angiomatosis retinae 115 aphakic eye 408, 409 ArF-excimer laser 159, 163, 164

argon laser 171, 176-178, 222, 229, 232, 237, 244247, 252, 308, 309, 315-317, 323, 326, 342, 344, 346, 367, 368, 370, 371, 377, 378, 380, 382, 383, 415, 416, 433

Arrhenius law 363

B

birefringence 61, 281, 283

C

capsulotomy 17, 303, 305-308, 310, 391, 395 cataract 3, 66, 154, 155, 178, 200, 202, 233, 234, 244,

304-310, 343, 347, 388, 406, 407, 411 cavitation 84, 88, 91-97, 99, 101, 105-109, 172, 305,

310, 396, 413

central serous chorioretinopathy 255, 264 chemistry 30, 303

chemotherapy 377, 381

choroidal neovascular membrane 197, 202, 217, 238, 436

choroid 3, 51, 55, 56, 175-180, 234, 237, 244-247, 249-251, 255-257, 260, 261, 263, 265, 266, 269, 270, 271, 320-322, 343, 377-379, 382, 383, 429, 430, 432, 433, 435-437

CO2 laser 102, 415-418, 441

coagulation 3, 15, 18, 33, 34, 39, 73, 116, 119, 121, 173, 175, 176, 178, 179, 236, 244-246, 308, 315, 316, 323, 346, 349, 353-359, 370-372, 377, 378, 380-383, 409, 413, 416-418, 424, 433, 434, 438

coherent light 57, 71 complications of laser therapy 15

confocal imaging 81, 131, 133, 140, 143 confocal microscopy 56

confocal scanning 47, 81, 143, 146, 150 confocal slits 134

confocal tomography 285, 292, 294, 297-299 cornea 3, 8, 15, 18-20, 22, 38, 41, 66, 67, 79, 81, 82,

84-86, 91, 100, 101, 109, 110, 131-140, 142, 153156, 159, 161, 163-166, 168, 172, 219, 237, 244,

281, 303, 305, 306, 311, 315, 318-321, 324, 325, 342, 367, 370, 387, 395, 399-401, 412

corneal surgery 34, 79, 109, 168 cyclodestruction 341 cyclodialysis 315, 320, 322

cyclophotocoagulation 33, 41, 241, 341, 342, 345, 348, 353, 354, 357, 359, 360, 409

D

dacryocystography 441, 442, 445 dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) 441-446 defocus systems 21

diabetic retinopathy 73, 75-77, 119, 123, 127, 146, 147, 206, 229-233, 235-237, 241, 247, 249-252, 307, 343, 429

diabetics 74, 75, 232, 235, 306

diode laser 8, 34, 41, 143, 176-179, 200, 210, 217, 218, 235, 236, 241-252, 303, 311, 323, 343-347, 349, 353, 357, 359, 360, 363, 367, 370, 371, 377, 378, 380-382, 384, 403, 423, 435

Doppler OCT 61, 69, 70 Doppler velocimetry 51-53, 69 dual beam OCT 61

E

ELSA 153-156

endoscopy 33, 46, 338, 441-445

energy transfer 105, 163, 187, 188, 363, 438 en-face OCT 61, 69, 71

enriched adaptive optics 131

Er:YAG laser 31, 40, 110, 310, 334, 336-338, 387392, 395, 396, 415, 442, 443

ethics 11, 14, 153

excimer laser 9, 79, 91, 101, 153-155, 159, 163-165, 283, 309-311, 337

exudative maculopathy 175, 192, 194, 205, 209, 217, 234, 250, 265, 269, 354, 379, 382, 383, 429, 437

F

femtosecond laser 65, 79-85, 87, 89, 99, 146, 310, 311

fiber bundle 33-35, 38, 39

fluorescein angiography 61, 120, 122, 124, 125, 127, 178, 201, 206, 210, 236, 246, 255, 259, 260, 265, 268, 269, 436

fluorescence 34, 81, 83-87, 94, 95, 125-127, 164, 186, 187, 191, 193, 198, 200, 222, 223, 246, 269, 310

Fourier transform 48, 70 free-running mode 403, 409

fundamental mode 403, 405, 406, 410, 412

G

glaucoma 40, 41, 54-56, 71, 99, 144-149, 171-173, 233, 234, 248, 252, 277-280, 282, 283, 285, 286, 292, 294-296, 298, 304, 306, 308, 309, 315, 316, 328-330, 333-338, 341-343, 347, 349, 353, 357, 359, 361, 388, 404, 405, 408

glioblastoma 363

Goldmann lens 15, 18, 19, 21 GRIN endoscope 38

growth factors 73, 76, 119, 120, 419, 429, 430, 438

H

Heidelberg tomograph 143, 285 hemodynamics 48, 51, 54, 73, 429 hemostasis 417, 418, 429, 434, 436, 442, 446 high resolution 51, 61, 65, 192, 271 Hippocratic oath 11, 155

Ho:YAG laser 415

hypoxia 73-76, 178, 210, 248

I

image acquisition 33, 38, 131, 137, 143, 144, 283 incoherent light 43-45

indocyanine green angiography 255 indocyanine green brachytherapy 377 interference 43, 44, 48 interferometry 46, 61-63, 69, 139 intraocular application 33, 40

intraocular pressure (IOP) 40, 41, 53, 171, 173, 219, 237, 278, 279, 292, 306, 315, 333, 341, 343, 353, 361, 387, 396, 404

intraocular surgery 99, 156, 338 ionization 84, 99-103, 109, 303, 304

iridectomy 110, 292, 296, 303, 306-310, 345, 404

K

keratomileusis 79, 154, 159, 165, 283 krypton laser 41, 243, 252, 345, 347

KTP laser 34, 171, 403, 415, 416, 422, 423, 434, 442444, 446

L

lacrimal stenosis 441, 445 LASEK 79, 153, 155, 156 laser contact lens 15

laser ophthalmoscope 47, 51, 65, 123, 131, 134, 135, 141, 143, 146, 222

laser photocoagulation 23, 54, 73, 91, 115, 116, 119121, 123, 124, 127, 176-180, 205, 207, 214, 219, 229, 232-235, 237, 245-250, 252, 269, 271, 357, 420, 422, 435

laser tissue interaction 241

laser trabeculoplasty 91, 96, 171, 172, 292, 307, 315, 325, 337, 341, 360, 430, 436

laser treatment 4, 15, 18, 24, 73-77, 79-81, 85, 87, 88, 91, 96, 119, 120, 122-124, 127, 154, 155, 159,

163, 165, 173, 176, 179, 229, 233-238, 245, 247, 252, 262, 263, 269, 271, 308, 316, 336, 342, 343, 347, 381, 383, 384

LASIK 79, 81, 135, 136, 153-156, 159, 165, 166, 168, 283, 310, 311

last resort 341 LTK 153, 155

M

macular degeneration 56, 57, 97, 121, 146, 147, 175177, 183, 190, 205, 207, 214, 217, 249, 250, 256, 265, 269, 308, 383, 436, 438

macular edema 75-77, 119, 121, 123-126, 147, 148, 176, 205, 209, 229, 231-238, 247, 265, 306, 347, 399

macular holes 146, 147

maculopathy 3, 122, 175, 217, 255, 271, 429, 435, 437

Maurice 140

mechanism of action 73, 77, 171, 198, 225, 437 medical ethics 11

megalomania in surgery 11

melanin 73, 91-97, 121, 171, 172, 175, 176, 244-246, 315, 317, 346, 368, 370, 416, 430, 432

melanoblastoma 363, 377

melanoma 201, 203, 250, 265, 320, 363, 368, 377380, 382

melanosome 91, 93, 97, 121 Minsky 131, 140

morality in surgery 11 morals 153

multimode 28, 29, 43, 47, 243, 403, 404, 407, 409, 410, 412

multiphoton effect 83, 85

N

Nd:YAG laser 6-8, 40, 41, 91, 99, 103, 105, 107, 121, 122, 164, 171, 252, 303, 305-311, 315, 316, 318328, 330, 333, 334, 344, 346, 347, 349, 353, 354, 357, 363, 367-372, 391, 395, 396, 398, 399, 403, 408, 409, 413, 415, 416, 418-420, 422, 423, 429, 430, 435, 442

Nd:YLF laser 79, 82, 121, 122, 303, 310, 311 negative lens 15, 22

neovascular 175, 177, 180, 192, 193, 197, 198, 200203, 205, 207-211, 214, 217, 219-222, 225, 233, 237, 238, 252, 306, 343, 347, 363, 369, 423, 429, 436-438

neovascular maculopathy 437

nerve fiber layer 61, 64, 67, 69, 71, 143, 145, 147, 229, 277, 278, 283, 285, 286

nonlinear absorption 99, 101, 109, 403

numerical aperture 16, 28, 35, 61, 65, 84, 85, 92, 109, 134, 136

O

ocular blood flow 51, 57, 75 ocular blood flowmetry 43

ocular hazard 1, 4, 9

ocular media 9, 15, 22, 23, 53, 64, 65, 243, 363, 370, 412

optic disc pitting 146 optic disc swelling 146

optic nerve 51, 55-57, 63, 64, 69, 70, 143, 146, 147, 192, 209, 266, 268, 278, 279, 285-287, 292, 294299, 301, 321-323, 348, 363, 364, 370, 371

optic nerve head 51, 55, 63, 64, 69, 70, 143, 278, 292, 295, 321, 363, 364

optical aberrations 16, 159, 161, 166, 412

optical breakdown 16, 33, 35, 83-85, 87, 88, 91, 92, 99-103, 105-110, 303-306, 310, 396, 397, 411413, 442

optical coherence tomography (OCT) 61-71, 81, 143, 146-150, 180, 264-266, 268, 271

optical energy 33-35, 39-41, 105, 106

optical fiber 7, 20, 27-33, 35, 36, 55, 396, 442 optical sectioning 81, 84, 131, 132, 134, 136, 137,

139, 142

optical tomography 79, 81, 89 optometer 47, 48

oxygen consumption 73, 74, 77, 192

P

parfocal systems 15, 21

pars plana photocoagulation 353-359 pathogenic mechanisms 255, 271 phakic eye 15, 22, 23, 408-411 photobiology 2, 183, 194

photocoagulation 1, 4, 7, 15-17, 19, 23, 39, 47, 54, 73, 75-77, 91, 97, 115, 116, 119-125, 127, 175180, 205, 207, 214, 219, 229, 230, 232-238, 241, 243-252, 269, 271, 305, 307, 309, 315, 353-361, 363, 364, 377, 378, 383, 403, 420, 422, 432, 435, 438

photodisruption 1, 5, 84, 91, 99, 109, 164, 303-306, 308-311, 389, 403, 413

photodisruptive mode 403

photodynamic therapy 2, 3, 33, 34, 41, 175, 177, 178, 183, 190, 192, 197, 198, 202, 205, 209, 210, 214, 217, 225, 371, 372, 377, 379, 382, 384, 429, 433, 436-438

Photolase MCL-29 395 photolysis 395, 397-401 photophysics 183, 187, 194

photorefractive keratectomy 154, 159, 283 photosensitizer 41, 183-185, 187, 189, 190, 197, 198,

200, 202, 203, 209, 210, 217, 218, 220-222, 371, 379, 436

photothrombosis 197, 198, 201, 203, 429, 431 photovaporization 387, 388

physics of optical fibers 27 picosecond laser 81

pigment epithelium 64, 69, 70, 73, 74, 91, 96, 119125, 146, 147, 175, 176, 180, 192, 198, 202, 205, 214, 217, 225, 236, 244-247, 249, 252, 255-258, 261, 265, 271, 346, 371, 383, 390, 405, 429, 432, 436

pinhole 81, 84, 131, 132, 134, 135, 137, 143

pitfalls 217, 222, 225

plasma 84, 85, 87, 92, 99, 100-103, 105-110, 188, 192, 193, 217, 231, 303-305, 397, 398, 403, 423, 424, 430, 433, 442

plastic surgery 415, 416, 423, 438 point spread function 139 polarimetry 61, 146, 150, 277, 283 positive lens 18, 19, 22

PRK 79, 136, 153-156, 159, 164-166, 283 proliferative diabetic retinopathy 75, 123, 146, 229-

233, 235, 237, 247, 249-252 protection 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 305, 388, 400 proton irradiation 377

pseudoholes 146

Q

Q-switched KTP laser 171

R

radiotherapy 364, 370, 377, 379, 382, 384 refractive errors 47, 153, 159, 165-168, 256

retina 3, 9, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 33, 39, 43, 44, 4648, 51, 54, 55, 63-70, 73-77, 91, 92, 96, 99, 105, 115, 116, 119-125, 127, 131, 134, 135, 140, 143, 146, 150, 160-162, 175, 176, 178-180, 183, 190, 192, 193, 198, 202, 219-222, 229-231, 234, 236, 237, 243-245, 247, 248, 255, 257, 259, 261, 263265, 269, 271, 277, 285, 290, 291, 305, 309, 363, 365, 371, 372, 377, 382, 383, 387, 392, 397, 399, 410, 411, 429, 430, 435, 436, 438

retinal blood vessels 115 retinal dystrophies 146

retinal nerve fiber layer 61, 64, 67, 69, 143, 145, 147, 277, 283, 285, 286

retinal oxygenation 73, 77, 176

retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) 64, 66, 69, 70, 73, 74, 91, 92, 95-97, 119-127, 146, 147, 175, 176, 178-180, 192, 198, 200, 202, 205, 210, 217, 219, 222, 236, 244-247, 249, 255-257, 259, 261, 263, 265-267, 269, 271, 383, 390, 416, 429, 430, 432, 433, 436, 437

retinal trauma 146

retinoblastoma 363, 368, 377, 381, 384

retinopathy 54, 73, 75-77, 119, 121-123, 127, 146, 147, 206, 229-233, 235-237, 241, 247-252, 255, 307, 311, 343, 410, 429

retinopathy of prematurity 241, 248, 249, 311, 410 risks 24, 153, 156, 234, 306, 309, 338, 395, 400, 401,

438

rubeosis iridis 229, 233, 252, 306

ruby laser 91, 92, 96, 97, 99, 115, 116, 241, 243, 304, 317, 342, 395

S

safety 1, 2, 4, 7-9, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24, 33, 65, 66, 91, 99, 105, 159, 171, 172, 210, 225, 304, 306, 334, 370, 384, 389, 392, 395, 401, 429, 437, 438

sclerostomy 39, 40, 329, 330, 334, 335, 388

selective absorption 119, 429

selective targeting 91, 171, 197, 198, 217 selective trabeculoplasty 171, 315 selectivity of action 183

senile 175, 217, 429, 435 senile maculopathy 435

shock wave 99, 106-108, 305, 398 short-pulse 91

side-effects 84, 109, 110, 159, 163, 184, 197, 202, 209, 225, 233, 248, 341, 342, 360, 378, 382, 387, 395

small incision surgery 395 speckle phenomenon 43, 45, 48

stray light 137, 139, 140, 363, 365, 367 success rate 159, 173, 342, 347, 349, 442, 443

T

Tandem scanning 132 telecommunication 27, 28

thermal mode 403, 408, 409, 413, 422 thermochemotherapy 377, 381

thermotherapy 175, 178, 205, 363, 364, 370, 372, 377, 381, 429, 435, 436

trabecular meshwork (TM) 15, 40, 91, 171, 304, 315, 316, 318-321, 323-327, 329, 330, 333-337, 355, 357, 361, 399

trabeculoplasty 5, 39, 40, 91, 96, 97, 171, 172, 292, 307, 315, 320, 322, 324, 325, 330, 337, 341, 360, 408, 430, 436

trabeculopuncture 315, 318, 319, 337

transpupillary thermotherapy 175, 178, 205, 377, 429, 436

Tscherning 159, 161, 167, 168

tumor 12, 179, 183, 184, 188, 189, 192, 197, 198, 201, 205, 209, 210, 219, 220, 265, 342, 364, 368, 370-372, 377-384, 419, 420, 423, 433, 434

U

ultrasound biomicroscopy 237 ultrastructure 110, 315, 434 uveoscleroplasty 353, 357-361

V

vascular occlusion 179, 197, 203, 219, 234 vasoconstriction 75, 188, 190

verteporfin 179, 210, 214, 217, 219-222, 225, 271, 379, 382, 437

visual acuity 43, 123, 156, 164-168, 176-178, 180, 192, 193, 205-207, 209, 210, 214, 217, 229, 231, 233, 235, 236, 250, 259, 260, 265-269, 292, 294, 307, 308, 347, 359, 382, 399, 435, 437

Visudyne 191, 203, 217

X

xenon arc photocoagulator 115, 229, 377, 380