Depth-dependent cohesive tensile strength in human donor corneas: Implications for refractive surgery

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Randleman, J Bradley ^a,b,c   Dawson, Daniel G ^a   Grossniklaus, Hans E ^a   McCarey, Bernard E ^a   Edelhauser, Henry F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY EYE CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DONOR; EXCIMER LASER; EYEBANK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; STROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 38349188662     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080101-15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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