Laser thermal keratoplasty using a continuous wave diode laser

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-158

  Bende, Thomas ^a   Jean, Benedikt ^a   Oltrup, Theo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; DIODE LASER; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; KERATOPLASTY; LASER COAGULATION; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

CADAVER; CORNEA; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032906404     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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