Corrective Laser Eye Surgery
The history of Laser Eye surgery by Joe J Hughes
The Excimer Laser, used in Laser Eye Surgery, was first developed in 1970, with its medical and industrial uses being explored throughout the 70’s. The term excimer first emerged in 1960, to describe an energised molecule with two identical components. It was believed that the Argon molecule formed an excited dimer, and while this turned out to be untrue, the term persisted.
The excimer laser uses ultraviolet wavelengths between 193
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