Physical and optical limitations using ArF-excimer and Er:YAG laser for PRK

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3246, Issue , 1998, Pages 283-289

  Semchishen, Vladimir ^a   Mrochen, Michael ^a   Seiler, Theo ^a  

^a Scientific Research Center for Technological Lasers   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Central islands; Erbium:YAG laser; Excimer laser; Photoablation; Photorefractive keratectomy; Surface melting

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; LASER PULSES; SOLID STATE LASERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PHOTOABLATION;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 0032225245     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.309443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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