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Types of Lasers 27
Therapeutic Ophthalmic Lasers 27
Argon Laser 28
Q-switched Nd-YAG Laser 29
Krypton Laser 29
CO2 Laser 29
Diode Laser 30
Erbium Lasers 30
Excimer Laser 30
Excimer Lasers Available in the Market 31
Frequency-Doubled, Tripled, Quadrupled Lasers 31
Laser Sources for Surgical Effect 31
Laser-Tissue Interactions 32
Laser Photodisruption 32
Laser Photocoagulation 32
Role of Iris Color 33
Disadvantages of Using Laser Scalpel 33
Laser Phaco 34
Ophthalmic Surgical Microscopes 34
Other Ophthalmic Devices 34
Keratometers 34
Phaco Splitter 35
Scalpel 35
Ophthalmodynamometer 35
Ophthalmodiaphanoscope 35
5. OPHTHALMIC SURGERY MARKET - TECHNOLOGIES AND TRENDS 36
Market Structure 36
Table 7: Global Ophthalmic Surgery Market Breakdown by
Surgery Procedure (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 36
A. Cataract Surgery 36
Table 8: Global Cataract Market by Region: 2004 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 36
Cataract Surgical Disposable Devices Market Worldwide 37
B. Refractive Surgery 37
Types of Refractive Surgery Procedures 37
Laser Vision Correction - A Broader Insight 38
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) 38
Bottlenecks in PRK Procedure 39
Radial Keratotomy (RK) 40
Laser in-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) 40
LASIK Vs. PRK 41
Custom LASIK - A New Milestone 41
Advantages of Custom LASIK technology 42
Wavefront: A Revolutionary Technology for Irregular Astigmatism 42
Manufacturers Offering Wavefront Technology 42
Femtosecond Laser - A New Innovation 43
The Process 43
Other Alternative Refractive Procedures 43
LASEK (Laser Epithelial Keratomileusis) 43
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