Abstract

The goal of this presentation is to demonstrate that a simple and novel method based on delivering transient electrical pulses through tapered glass structures has the potential to compete with the ultramicrosurgical action of laser techniques such as the ArF^1,2 and Er:YAG³ lasers that have been able to effectively perform in areas of microsurgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery, that require ultraprecise tissue cutting with minimal collateral damage.

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