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The Beginnings
How Do Lasers Work?
Anterior Segment Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Pediatric Eye Surgery
Retinal Surgery
Conclusion
References
Biography
References

1 Meyer-Schwickerath G: Development of photocoagulation; in March WF (ed): Ophthalmic Lasers: A Second Generation. Thorofare, Slack, 1990, pp 13-19.
2 Ip M, Kim V, Puliafito CA: Basic principles of retinal surgery: Laser photocoagulation; in Yanoff M, Duker J (eds): Ophthalmology. London, Mosby, 1999, 8.4.1.
3 Thall EH: Principles of lasers; in Yanoff M, Duker J (eds): Ophthalmology. London, Mosby, 1999, 2.5.1.
4 Laser Retinopathy of Prematurity Study Group: Laser therapy for retinopathy of prematurity. Arch Ophthalmol 1994;112:154-156.
5 Bloom SM, Brucker AJ: Laser Surgery of the Posterior Segment, ed 2. Philadelphia, Lippincott-Raven, 1997.
6 Treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Photodynamic Therapy (TAP) Study Group: Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration with verteporfin. Arch Ophthalmol 1999;117:1329-1345.
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Biography

Thomas Kohnen is associate professor of ophthalmology ('Privatdozent') at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt where he heads the Department of Refractive Surgery. Dr. Kohnen is editor of the book 'Modern Cataract Surgery' published by Karger in 2001.

Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Thomas Kohnen
Zentrum für Augenheilkunde
Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
D - 60590 Frankfurt / M. (Germany)
E-mail: Kohnen@em-unifrankfurt.de
Homepage: http://www.uni-augenklinik-frankfurt.de

The Beginnings
How Do Lasers Work?
Anterior Segment Surgery
Refractive Surgery
Pediatric Eye Surgery
Retinal Surgery
Conclusion
References
Biography

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