Assessment of transient changes in corneal hydration using confocal Raman spectroscopy

Cornea

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Fisher, Brian T ^a   Masiello, Kathryn A ^a   Goldstein, Michael H ^b   Hahn, David W ^a,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Cornea; Hydration; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; NITROGEN; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA SURGERY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXCIMER LASER; GAS FLOW; HYDRATION; KERATECTOMY; KERATOMILEUSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; BODY WATER; CATTLE; CORNEA; DEBRIDEMENT; DESICCATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SOLUTIONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0038662885     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200305000-00016     Document Type: Article

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