A 60 kHz IntraLase femtosecond laser creates a smoother LASIK stromal bed surface compared to a zyoptix XP mechanical microkeratome in human donor eyes

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-337

  Sarayba, Melvin A ^a   Ignacio, Teresa S ^a,b   Tran, Dan B ^c   Binder, Perry S ^a,d  

^a IntraLase Corp   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Costal Vision Laser Eye Centers ^*  (United States)

^d Gordon Binder and Weiss Vision Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34247226738     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20070401-04     Document Type: Article

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