Hybrid approach to retinal tracking and laser aiming for photocoagulation

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-203

  Wright, Cameron H G ^a   Daniel Ferguson, R ^b   Grady Rylander III, H ^c   Welch, Ashley J ^c   Barrett, Steven F ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Ophthalmology; Photocoagulation; Retinal surgery; Retinal tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001116542     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.268964     Document Type: Article

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