Photoablation with the free-electron laser between 10 and 15 μm in biological soft tissue (cornea)

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-210

  Walker, Rudolf ^a   Ostertag, Manfred ^a,b   Van Der Meer, Alexander F G ^c   Bende, Thomas ^a   Schmiedt, Karl C ^a   Jean, Benedikt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ablation depth; Cornea; Free electron laser; Laser photoablation; Thermal damage

Indexed keywords

MUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 0345417301     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.268951     Document Type: Article

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