A new technique for the closure of the lens capsule by laser welding

Ophthalmic Surgery Lasers and Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 260-261

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

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Unità Operativa Oculistica   (Italy)

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

^d University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOCYANINE GREEN; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; DIODE LASER; LASER SURGERY; LENS CAPSULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; ANIMAL; LENS IMPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; CAPSULORHEXIS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; SWINE;

EID: 46249111080     PISSN: 15428877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20080501-12     Document Type: Article

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