Optimization of the pulsed electron avalanche knife for anterior segment surgery

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4951, Issue , 2003, Pages 56-61

  Palanker, Daniel ^a   Vankov, Alexander ^a   Bilbao, Kalayaan ^a   Marmor, Michael ^a   Blumenkranz, Mark ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsulotomy; Plasma mediated discharge; Pulsed electrosurgery; Trabeculectomy; Vitreoretinal surgery

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CAVITATION; COAGULATION; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; INTRAOCULAR LENSES;

CAPSULOTOMY; PLASMA MEDIATED DISCHARGE; PULSED ELECTRON AVALANCHE KNIFE; PULSED ELECTROSURGERY; TRABECULECTOMY; VITREORETINAL SURGERY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EID: 0344420266     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.477954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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