Photoablation of inner limiting membrane and inner retinal layers using the erbium:YAG-laser: An in vitro study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 52-61

  Hoerauf, Hans ^a   Brix, Alexandra ^a   Winkler, Jörg ^a   Droege, Gerit ^b   Winter, Christian ^b   Birngruber, Reginald ^b   Laqua, Horst ^a   Vogel, Alfred ^b  

^a University Eye Clinic   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Macular surgery; Optical coherence tomography; Perfluorocarbon liquid; Retina; Retinal explant

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERBIUM YAG LASER; EXPLANT; HEAT TREATMENT; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA; RETINA INNER LIMITING MEMBRANE; RETINA SURGERY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ERBIUM; LASER SURGERY; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETINA; SWINE;

EID: 32544453997     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20269     Document Type: Article

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