Excimer

The experimental procedure, called photo-refractive keratectomy (PRK) and performed only by ophthalmologists, uses a new "excimer" laser to treat moderate degrees of nearsightedness (myopia). ❋ Unknown (2008)

The excimer can result in burns and blisters similar to sunburn. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So far the excimer laser is used primarily for small patches because treating large areas would take a half hour or more, making the visit economically impractical for the doctor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For mild cases of psoriasis, excimer and pulsed dye laser treatments are used when topical applications cease to be effective. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Striae albae the white, shiny scars, can be repigmented with an excimer laser, which emits UVB light that stimulates melanocytes to make more melanin in that area. ❋ Ellen Marmur (2009)

The excimer laser, best known for its use in eye surgery, is now being used to treat psoriasis. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The excimer laser "is very effective for localized plaques and is particularly useful for palms and soles," where topical treatments aren't practical, says Mark Lebwohl, head of dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and chairman of the medical board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, John Koo, vice chairman of the department of dermatology at the University of California in San Francisco, says that the excimer won't work any faster than the light chamber if doctors use it in a "wimpy" way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unlike lasers used in other types of eye surgery, which destroy tissue with heat, the excimer vaporizes microscopically thin sections of the cornea by breaking the chemical bonds between molecules -- without harming adjacent tissue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Controlled by computer, the excimer laser used in PRK emits short, high-energy pulses of cool ultraviolet radiation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Like other physicians working with the excimer laser, Tennant is pleased about his initial results; 90 percent of his patients can now drive without glasses. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So we put together focused nano beam writers and supersonic water jet cutters and excimer micro-machining systems. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Giant Aneurysm title Rescuing A Brain: A New Device for Treating Brain Aneurysms description "Doctors treated 26-year-old Chris Ratsuszny's giant brain aneurysm using a laser technique bypass using an excimer laser that is not yet approved in the U.S." ❋ Sandra K (2006)

I, myself, had excimer laser in 1995, still see very well, haven't picked up a pair of glasses since. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Kardashian's publicist did not return requests for comment, but from watching the short clip of Kardashian at the doctor's, Green said her psoriasis patches could probably be treated with an ointment or excimer laser, a type of ultraviolet light that slows skin cell growth. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The [brutality] of [Doug's] excimation at the hands of [Judy] was painful to watch. ❋ Dj1972 (2011)