Comparing effects of two sub-microsecond laser pulse regimes on cavitation dynamics in RPE cells

Selective retinal therapy is a promising alternative to laser photocoagulation in the treatment of several retinal diseases. It uses short microsecond laser pulses causing cavitation(s) and photo-mechanical damage to the highly absorptive retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Here, we investigate the effect of laser temporal pulse shaping (ps-burst vs continuous) on the cavitation dynamics in RPE tissue.