New surgical strategy for corneal tattooing using a femtosecond laser

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-84

  Kim, Jin Hyoung ^a   Lee, Doh ^a   Hahn, Tae Won ^b   Choi, Suk Kyue ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Apgujung St Mary's Eye Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Corneal opacity; Corneal tattooing; Femtosecond laser

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; DIAMOND; DYE;

ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA LIMBUS; CORNEA OPACITY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LASER; PAIN; PARAMETER; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TATTOOING; VELOCITY; WOUND HEALING; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CORNEA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCULAR VISION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TATTOOING; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 62149122659     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318181a83c     Document Type: Article

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