Determination of Excimer Laser Ablation Rates of Corneal Tissue using Wax Impressions of Ablation Craters and White-Light Interferometry

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-51

  Fisher, B T ^a   Hahn, David W ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); WAX;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGON LASER; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; EXCIMER LASER; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER SURGERY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0346962936     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20040101-10     Document Type: Article

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