Meyer-Schwickerath, G. (English spelling) MeyerSchwickerathG

Japanese: Meyer-Schwickerath,G.(英語表記)MeyerSchwickerathG
Meyer-Schwickerath, G. (English spelling) MeyerSchwickerathG

...It is a direct surgery unique to ophthalmology that aims to destroy the lesion, prevent the progression of the disease, and improve the condition in cases of diseases of the fundus that are almost impossible to reach except with light. Photocoagulation was first established in 1949 by Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath (1920-58) in response to research into solar eclipse retinitis (retinitis that occurs when observing a solar eclipse). In the early days, actual sunlight was used, but soon devices using xenon lamps as a light source were put to practical use, and more recently, with the development and application of lasers, argon laser photocoagulation devices are now mainly used. ...

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…光線以外に到達が不可能ともいえる眼底の疾患に対し,病巣の破壊,病勢の進行阻止および好転を図る眼科独特の,直接的な手術である。光凝固は,日食性網膜炎(日食の観察の際に起こる網膜炎)の研究がきっかけとなり,1949年にマイヤー・シュウィッケラートGerhard Meyer‐Schwickerath(1920‐58)によって基礎がひらかれた。ごく初期には実際の太陽光を用いたというが,まもなくキセノンランプを光源とする装置が実用化され,さらに近年のレーザーの開発・応用によって,現在ではアルゴンレーザー光凝固装置が主として用いられる。…

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