TY - JOUR
T1 - Ophthalmic effects of low-energy laser irradiation
AU - Belkin, Michael
AU - Schwartz, Michal
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Laser irradiation at subthreshold energies exerts various effects on the eye and other parts of the body, mainly the skin and nervous system, through a mechanism that has yet to be adequately explained. The ocular bioeffects are manifested mostly in the retina, but also in other ocular tissues. This review outlines the reported effects of low-energy laser irradiation on nonophthalmological tissues and organs, including those of the nervous system, with special emphasis on the optic nerve. It also details the ophthalmic phenomena induced by low-energy laser irradiation and examines claims of its therapeutic efficacy in several eye diseases, such as keratitis, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
AB - Laser irradiation at subthreshold energies exerts various effects on the eye and other parts of the body, mainly the skin and nervous system, through a mechanism that has yet to be adequately explained. The ocular bioeffects are manifested mostly in the retina, but also in other ocular tissues. This review outlines the reported effects of low-energy laser irradiation on nonophthalmological tissues and organs, including those of the nervous system, with special emphasis on the optic nerve. It also details the ophthalmic phenomena induced by low-energy laser irradiation and examines claims of its therapeutic efficacy in several eye diseases, such as keratitis, glaucoma and macular degeneration.
KW - laser bioeffects
KW - laser therapeutic uses
KW - low-energy laser
KW - optic nerve
KW - retina
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028124151
U2 - 10.1016/0039-6257(94)90156-2
DO - 10.1016/0039-6257(94)90156-2
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AN - SCOPUS:0028124151
SN - 0039-6257
VL - 39
SP - 113
EP - 122
JO - Survey of Ophthalmology
JF - Survey of Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -