Stability of the laser in situ keratomileusis corneal flap in rabbit eyes

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1046-1051

  Laurent, John M ^a   Schallhorn, Steven C ^a   Spigelmire, Jennifer R ^a   Tanzer, David J ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA FLAP; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXCIMER LASER; EYE INJURY; FINGER; FORCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; KERATOMILEUSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; TREE; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; WIND;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL STROMA; EYE INJURIES; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; PRESSURE; RABBITS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 33745231677     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.02.038     Document Type: Article

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