Investigations for the correction of presbyopia by-fs-laser induced cuts

Tammo Ripken; Uwe Oberheide; Alexander Heisterkamp; Wolfgang Ertmer; Georg Gerten; Holger Lubatschowski

doi:10.1117/12.528955

13 July 2004 Investigations for the correction of presbyopia by fs-laser-induced cuts

Tammo Ripken, Uwe Oberheide, Alexander Heisterkamp, Wolfgang Ertmer, Georg Gerten, Holger Lubatschowski

Proceedings Volume 5314, Ophthalmic Technologies XIV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528955
Event: Biomedical Optics 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

The most probable reason for presbyopia is an age-related loss of the elasticity of the lens. It develops through the whole life, but is first noticeable typically at the age of about 45. From that on it leads within 15 years to a total loss of the accommodation ability. However, both, the ciliary muscle and the lens capsule stay active and elastic, respectively. With respect to this, a possible treatment conception is to increase or regain the elasticity. The possibility to increase elasticity with ps-laser induced cuts inside the lens was already shown by Krueger. We made an improvement in cutting quality while using a fs laser with 5~kHz repetition rate emitting in the near infrared. Different fs-laser-induced μm smooth cuts inside fresh enucleated ex-vivo pig lenses will be presented.

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Tammo Ripken, Uwe Oberheide, Alexander Heisterkamp, Wolfgang Ertmer, Georg Gerten, and Holger Lubatschowski "Investigations for the correction of presbyopia by fs-laser-induced cuts", Proc. SPIE 5314, Ophthalmic Technologies XIV, (13 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528955

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