So lasers in medicine are a benefit to everyone in today's modern society. Introduction Technology has advanced a lot within the past century, especially in the field of medicine. Medical barriers have been broken one after another. The laser is one of these breakthroughs. This report will focus on ophthalmology, the study and surgery of the eye.
Lasers are just amplified light that is concentrated and aimed using different components.
The advantages of lasers are too numerous to mention but there are still some disadvantages to operations with lasers. Some of the better known laser techniques used in ophthalmology are mentioned. Lasers have been used in ophthalmology since the 1960's. A mplification by the S timulated E mission of R adiation. The name means that the laser light is a special light.