Comparison of flap adhesion strength using the amadeus microkeratome and the IntraLase iFS femtosecond laser in rabbits

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 875-878

  Knorz, Michael C ^a,b   Vossmerbaeumer, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b FreeVis LASIK Zentrum   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; FEMALE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASER; MICROKERATOMA; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCAR FORMATION; SLIT LAMP; STRENGTH; TENSION; TISSUE FLAP;

EID: 56249126357     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20081101-04     Document Type: Article

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