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Laser Clinical and Practice Pearls

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All laser operators should be up to date on associated laser risks and standard safety measures for each laser that they use.Different wavelengths of light are responsible for different ocular damage and therefore appropriate eyewear should be used with each laser treatment.

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  1. Department of Dermatology/Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, USA

    Lori A. Brightman

  2. Laser and Skin Surgery Center of NY, New York, NY, USA

    Roy Geronemus

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  1. Miller School of Medicine, Dept. Dermatology, University of Miami, NW. 10th Ave. 1600, Miami, 33136, Florida, USA

    Keyvan Nouri

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Brightman, L.A., Geronemus, R. (2011). Laser Clinical and Practice Pearls. In: Nouri, K. (eds) Lasers in Dermatology and Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-281-0_23

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