• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 52, Issue 3, 0307205 (2025)
Xinyu Jiang1, Jing Feng1, Dong Li1,*, Liang Yao2, and Yuping Zheng2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, Shaanxi , China
  • 2Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi , China
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    Xinyu Jiang, Jing Feng, Dong Li, Liang Yao, Yuping Zheng. Heat Transfer Model and Photothermal Conversion in Laser Therapy for Retinal Diseases[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(3): 0307205
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