Interferometric detection of laser induced microbubbles in the retinal pigment epithelium

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4433, Issue , 2001, Pages 81-86

  Neumann, Jörg ^a   Brinkmann, Ralf ^a  

^a MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bubble formation; Interferometry; Microeffects; Retinal pigment epithelium; Selective cell damage; Selective RPE treatment

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CELLS; DOSIMETRY; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES;

INTERFEROMETRIC DETECTION;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0035759439     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.446505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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