Evaluation of four microkeratome models: Quality and reproducibility of cut edge and cut surface as determined by scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 454-462

  Hammer, Thomas ^a   Hanschke, Renate ^b   Wörner, Isabelle ^a   Wilhelm, Frank W ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA EROSION; KERATOTOMY; MICROKERATOMA; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 25144499497     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20050901-06     Document Type: Article

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