Definitions for "laser surgery"
Surgery using lasers.
A procedure in which a laser is used to destroy the wart.
A type of surgery in which a tiny, powerful beam of energy is used to solve problems in the eye. There are three common forms of laser surgery for glaucoma: laser peripheral iridotomy: creates a new drainage hole in the iris, allowing the iris to fall away from the outflow channel so fluid can drain out of the eye. laser trabeculoplasty: in this procedure, the laser is aimed toward the normal drainage channels of the eye, in an attempt to open those channels so fluid can leave the eye more efficiently. laser cyclophotocoagulation: this laser procedure is usually used in people who have severe glaucoma and are not responding to standard glaucoma surgery. The laser is used to partially destroy the tissues that make the fluid in the eye.
is a procedure to eliminate a herniated, or bulging, disc which is compressing a nerve. A thin, hollow needle is inserted into the nucleus (centre) of the disc. A strand of optical fibre is threaded through the needle. With a few bursts of laser energy, the disc material is vaporized. Like chemonucleolysis and percutaneous discotomy, the physician must be highly skilled and the patient well chosen. (See also Chemonucleolysis and Percutaneous Discotomy.)