Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot168210.32687/0869-866X-2023-31-2-210-214Научная статьяTHE DEVELOPMENT OF LASER TECHNOLOGIES IN VITREORETINAL SURGERY (PUBLICATIONS REVIEW)YusefYu. N.PetrachkovD. V.KorobovE. N.The Federal State Budget Scientific Institution “The Research Institute of Eye Diseases”, 119021, Moscow, Russia1512202331221021424062025Copyright © 2023,2023The article presents review of scientific publications on development of laser treatment methods in vitreoretinal surgery. The use of photo-therapy in medicine dates back to ancient times, when people began to use sunlight as treatment of various diseases. The heyday of photo-therapy falls on the second half of the XIX century, which was associated with the invention of first electric lamps. In 1960, T. 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