Anterior capsulotomy with a pulsed-electron avalanche knife

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Palanker, Daniel ^a   Nomoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Huie, Philip ^a   Vankov, Alexander ^a   Chang, David F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPSULORHEXIS; CAPSULOTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENUCLEATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRON AVALANCHE KNIFE; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAPSULORHEXIS; CATTLE; ELECTROSURGERY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LENS CAPSULE, CRYSTALLINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RABBITS; SWINE;

EID: 72149110365     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.07.046     Document Type: Article

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