An intern's eyes were harmed by the incorrect use of a pulsed ultraviolet laser.

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Current ultraviolet light laser treatments can kill micro-organisms - but cannot be used in humans as they would also damage cells in the body.

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Recently folks from the University of California, Riverside announced that they had made progress in creating an ultraviolet solid state laser.

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