Very high-frequency ultrasound analysis of non-contact holmium laser thermal keratoplasty treatment spots

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-386

  Belmont, Sandra C ^a   Chen, Sophia ^a   Ruffy, Ramon ^a   Chai, Samantha J ^a   Silverman, Ronald ^a   Coleman, D Jackson ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEA TREATMENT SPOT; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE REFRACTION; HISTOLOGY; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMERSION; IN VIVO STUDY; KERATOPLASTY; MEASUREMENT; NON CONTACT LASER THERMAL KERARTOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND;

EID: 33645955917     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20060401-15     Document Type: Article

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