Femtosecond laser-assisted intracorneal keratoprosthesis implantation: A laboratory model

Cornea

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1010-1014

  Sarayba, Melvin A ^a   Kurtz, Ronald M ^a   Nguyen, Thao T B ^a   Ignacio, Teresa ^a   Mansoori, Monah ^a   Sweet, Paula M ^a   Chuck, Roy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AlphaCor; Artificial cornea; Femtosecond laser; IntraLase; Keratoprosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; NYLON;

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CORNEA; EXPOSURE; FEMTOSECOND LASER ASSISTED INTRACORNEAL KERATOPROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FORCEPS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOPROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERA; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; WOUND HEALING;

BIOMECHANICS; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 28044439657     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ico.0000160975.81200.09     Document Type: Article

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