Holmium:YAG and thulium fiber lasers demonstrate similar effectiveness for dusting kidney stones, with similar stone-free rates, procedure durations, and quality-of-life outcomes.

Discover the groundbreaking invention of Dr. Patricia Bath, the first African American woman physician to patent a medical ...

Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) is a procedure where a doctor uses a laser to remove prostate tissue from an enlarged prostate that’s restricting urine flow. Benign prostatic ...

Medicare’s paying less for cataract surgery. Eye doctors are turning to lucrative lasers. Tammy Chalala, a retired dietitian ...

Serena Salvatore, MD, discusses the retinal laser training gap, persistent laser myths, simulation and practical advice for safer laser at EURETINA 2026. Salvatore is a consultant ophthalmologist and ...

To test complex brain functions during neurosurgical procedures, surgeons must operate on awake, locally anesthetized patients. This allows surgeons to interact with them and test how their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . When I was a young adult, both of my parents had glaucoma and took multiple drops multiple times a day. I ...

Chordomas are among the rarest and most stubborn tumors in medicine. Arising from embryonic remnants of the notochord, the ...

In aging societies, back problems have become a widespread debilitating condition. In many cases, the underlying cause is spinal canal stenosis. Bony constrictions form in the spinal canal, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There were 190,911 laser vision correction procedures performed in the third quarter of 2021, marking a 48% year ...

Original Medicare covers 80% of medically necessary cataract surgery in 2026. Here is what you’ll pay out of pocket for ...