Retinal photoablation with the Erbium: YAG laser. Initial experimental results for traction-free removal of tissue;Retinale photoablation mit dem Erbium: YAG-Laser: Erste experimentelle ergebnisse zur traktionsfreien gewebeabtragung

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-121

  Hoerauf, H ^a   Brix, A ^a   Scholz, C ^b   Winkler, J ^a   Droge G ^b   Birngruber, R ^b   Vogel, A ^b   Laqua, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Er:YAG laser; Optical coherence tomography; Perfluorocarbon liquid; Retina; Retinal explant

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUORODECALIN; ERBIUM;

AIR; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXPLANT; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA SURGERY; RETINAL PHOTOABLATION; SWINE; THERMAL INJURY; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; RETINA; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ERBIUM; FLUOROCARBONS; LASER SURGERY; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETINA; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037673981     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-002-0722-x     Document Type: Article

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