Nonmechanical Q-switched erbium:YAG laser trephination for penetrating keratoplasty: Experimental study on human donor corneas

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1415-1422

  Stojkovic, Milenko ^b   Küchle, Michael ^b   Seitz, Berthold ^a   Langenbucher, Achim ^b   Viestenz, Arne ^b   Viestenz, Anja ^b   Hofmann Rummelt, Carmen ^b   Schlötzer Schrehardt, Ursula ^b   Naumann, Gottfried O H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA; DEVICE; ENERGY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASK; MICROSCOPY; ORGAN DONOR; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL INJURY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; LASER SURGERY; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 10744223023     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.121.10.1415     Document Type: Article

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