Contact versus noncontact diode laser transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in cadaver eyes

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-65

  Stroman, Gesa A ^a   Stewart, William C ^a,b   Hamzavi, Sirus ^a   Powers, Timothy P ^a   Blessing Jr , Walter D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CILIARY BODY; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER COAGULATION; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIDEOTAPE;

CADAVER; CILIARY BODY; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT COAGULATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCLERA;

EID: 0030066908     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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