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For resident and practicing ophthalmologists, describes the techniques for laser surgery in treating many of the commonly encounted ocular diseases, and a few less frequent ones. Does not cover all the techniques used, nor all their variations, but a selection of those that have been successfully used. Among the conditions considered are diabetic macular edema, branch retinal vein occlusion, and aging macular degeneration. The techniques described include iridotomy, trabeculoplasty, and cyclophotocoagulation. The illustrations are in b&w. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.