Description

This module addresses the role of optics and lasers in the field of biomedicine.

Upon completion of this module, the student should be able to do the following:
• Describe the properties of laser radiation and the different lasers and beam delivery
methods used in medicine and surgery
• Understand the wavelength regions in which maximum absorption occurs for different
tissue components
• Describe how lasers are used for the treatment of vascular lesions, tattoos, hair removal
and facial reconstruction
• Measure the absorption coefficient of an organic tissue at different wavelengths
• Understand the structure and absorptive properties of different parts of the human eye
• Explain how photo thermal, photo disruptive, and photo chemical methods are used in
treating eye diseases
• Understand the basics of laser angioplasty, vascular anastomosis, and laser photo
chemotherapy
• Describe the basic techniques involved in using lasers to treat gynecological diseases
such as CIN and CIS lesions
• Understand how lasers are used in laparoscopy
• Understand how lasers are used in the treatment of soft dental tissues and the removal of
hard filling materials from teeth