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Two-photon treatment

Nature Photonics volume 1, pages 509–511 (2007)Cite this article

The combination of nonlinear optics and photochemistry may soon be able to provide cataract patients with optimum long-term vision following surgery.

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Figure 1: Photograph of a cataract in an adult lens.

Lutz Hesse

Figure 2: Historical woodcut sketching of early cataract treatment (G. Baritsch, Dresden, 1583).
Figure 3: Polymeric intraocular lens for implantation into the capsular bag of the eye after the natural lens has been surgically removed.

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Figure 4: Two-photon photochemistry on the eye.
Figure 5: Absorption spectra.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, Marburg, D-35032, Germany

    Jens Träger, Hee-Cheol Kim & Norbert Hampp

  2. Department of Material Science Center, University of Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße, Marburg, D-35032, Germany

    Norbert Hampp

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Träger, J., Kim, HC. & Hampp, N. Two-photon treatment. Nature Photon 1, 509–511 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2007.162

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