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YAG laser surgery: The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery.
One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased pressure within the eye from acute angle-closure glaucoma. In this type of glaucoma, there is a sudden (acute) increase in pressure in the anterior (front) chamber of the eye due to abrupt blockage of the normal circulation of fluid within the eye.
There are other kinds of YAG laser surgery for the eye (e.g., for cataracts) and other areas of the body including the skin (e.g., to remove birth marks).
YAG laser surgery is an office procedure. It is also used in some hospital procedures including laparoscopy for endometriosis.
YAG (an acronym for yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser technology is one type of derma-medical technology used to perform cosmetic laser surgery. "YAG Laser Surgery ...
YAG laser surgery: The use of a YAG (yttrium-aluminum-garnet) laser to do surgery. One use for a YAG laser in surgery is to punch a hole in the iris to relieve increased ...
Retinal breaks and detachment after neodymium: YAG laser posterior capsulotomy: Five-year incidence in a prospective cohort. Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery ...
Information on laser surgery called Nd:YAG posterior capsulotomy, an outpatient procedure for cataracts.
There is a common misconception that cataracts are removed by a laser. This stems from the fact that 3 out of 4 people who have cataract surgery eventually need YAG laser ...