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A beat beyond: pacemakers and lasers

July 13th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s a sign that commonly hangs on the wall of ophthalmic laser suites, maybe even your own: “Do not enter if you have a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator.” Such signs are enough to make patients and even some affected practitioners more than a little wary, but are their concerns warranted? Not likely if it is a modern device, according to Neal A. Sher, M.D., adjunct clinical professor of ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Dr. Sher, together with a member of his practice, Mikh

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A beat beyond: pacemakers and lasers

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