Smoothing of the ablated porcine anterior corneal surface using the Technolas Keracor 217C and Nidek EC-5000 excimer lasers

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 450-453

  Lombardo, Marco ^a,c   Serrao, Sebastiano ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CORNEA; DEVICE; EXCIMER LASER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SWINE;

EID: 4644294995     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081-597x-20040901-07     Document Type: Article

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