Preliminary study on the closure of the lens capsule by laser welding

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6138, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Pini, Roberto ^a   Rossi, Francesca ^a   Menabuoni, Luca ^b   Lenzetti, Ivo ^b   Rossi, Giacomo ^c   Parel, Jean Marie ^d  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL 4   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsulorhexis; Diode laser; Indocyanine Green; Laser welding; Lens capsule

Indexed keywords

CAPSULORHEXIS; DIODE LASER; INDOCYANINE GREEN; LENS CAPSULE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; EYE PROTECTION; INTRAOCULAR LENSES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TISSUE;

LASER BEAM WELDING;

EID: 33745180460     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.660122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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