argon laser

argon laser
a type of laser that produces a beam of intense light, used especially in eye surgery to treat disease of the retina (e.g. diabetic retinopathy) or glaucoma (as in argon laser trabeculoplasty). See also photocoagulation.

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a laser with ionized argon as the active medium whose beam is in the blue and green visible light spectrum, with two energy peaks, at 488 and 514 nm; used for photocoagulation.

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