Femtosecond laser-assisted corneal flap cuts: Morphology, accuracy, and histopathology

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2828-2831

  Holzer, Mike P ^a   Rabsilber, Tanja M ^a   Auffarth, Gerd U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CORNEA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; ANIMAL; CORNEA STROMA; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CORNEAL STROMA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWINE;

EID: 33746765206     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-1123     Document Type: Article

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