Influence of the ablation plume on the removal process during ArF-excimer laser photoablation

Christina Doerbecker; Holger Lubatschowski; Stefan Lohmann; Christine Ruff; Omid Kermani; Wolfgang Ertmer

doi:10.1117/12.229576

10 January 1996 Influence of the ablation plume on the removal process during ArF-excimer laser photoablation

Christina Doerbecker, Holger Lubatschowski, Stefan Lohmann, Christine Ruff, Omid Kermani, Wolfgang Ertmer

Proceedings Volume 2632, Lasers in Ophthalmology III; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229576
Event: BiOS Europe '95, 1995, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

Correction of myopia with the ArF-excimer laser (PRK) sometimes leads to a so called 'central island' formation on the anterior corneal surface. The attenuation of the laser beam by the ablation plume might be one reason for this phenomenon. The attenuation properties of the ablation plume were investigated by a probe beam parallel to the surface of the tissue probe. By varying the laser parameters (fluence, repetition rate, spot size) and the target tissue (cornea, PMMA) the attenuation of the probe beam was measured time and spatial resolved. As a result of this study, a significant influence of the removal process due to scattering and absorption within the ablation plume can be assumed as a function of repetition rate, spot size and air flow on the tissue surface.

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Christina Doerbecker, Holger Lubatschowski, Stefan Lohmann, Christine Ruff, Omid Kermani, and Wolfgang Ertmer "Influence of the ablation plume on the removal process during ArF-excimer laser photoablation", Proc. SPIE 2632, Lasers in Ophthalmology III, (10 January 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.229576

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