Laser thermokeratoplasty by means of a continuously emitting laser diode in the mid-IR

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2930, Issue , 1996, Pages 66-74

  Brinkmann, Ralf ^a   Koop, Norbert ^a   Kamm, Katharina ^a   Geerling, Gerd ^a   Kampmeier, Jürgen ^a   Birngruber, Reginald ^a  

^a MEDICAL LASER CENTER LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Collagen shrinkage; Cornea; Denaturation; Hyperopia; Refractive change; Temperature calculation

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; COLLAGEN; DIODES; IRRADIATION; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SHRINKAGE;

COLLAGEN SHRINKAGE; CORNEA; HYPEROPIA; REFRACTIVE CHANGE; TEMPERATURE CALCULATION;

LASERS;

EID: 33646279886     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.260876     Document Type: Conference Paper

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