Erbium: Yag laser trabecular ablation with a sapphire optical fiber

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-155

  McHam, M Lisa ^a   Eisenberg, Dan L ^a   Schuman, Joel S ^a   Wang, Nan ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erbium; Filtration surgery; Glaucoma; Laser; Trabecular meshwork; YAG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; FILTRATION; GLAUCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; THERMAL INJURY; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 0030872120     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1996.0274     Document Type: Article

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