Influence of spatial and temporal spot distribution on the ocular surface quality and maximum ablation depth after photoablation with a 1050 Hz excimer laser system

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 363-373

  Mrochen, Michael ^a   Schelling, Urs ^a   Wuellner, Christian ^a   Donitzky, Christof ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ACCOMMODATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORNEA; EXCIMER LASER; HYPERMETROPIA; LASER SURGERY; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CORNEA; HYPEROPIA; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MYOPIA; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; REOPERATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 58649094209     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.10.053     Document Type: Article

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