Real-time pachymetry during photorefractive keratectomy using optical low-coherence reflectometry

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 412-417

  Böhnke, Matthias ^a   Widmer, Stefan ^a   Wälti, Rudolf ^a  

^a Haag Streit AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Noncontact corneal pachymetry; Optical coherence tomography; Optical low coherence reflectometry; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CORNEA; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MYOPIA; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MIDDLE AGE; MYOPIA;

COHERENT LIGHT; LASER ABLATION; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TOMOGRAPHY;

PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0035470990     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1412438     Document Type: Article

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