Photospallation: A new theory and mechanism for mid-infrared corneal ablations

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 90-94

  Hoffman, Hanna J ^a   Telfair, William B ^a  

^a IRVision Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORNEA; CORNEA SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL INJURY;

CORNEA; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LASER SURGERY;

EID: 0033980652     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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