Scanning electron microscopic characteristics of lamellar keratotomies using the Femtec femtosecond laser and the Zyoptix XP microkeratome: A comparison of quality;Vergleich des Femtec Femtosekundenlasers und des Zyoptix XP Mikrokeratoms: Rasterelektronenmikroskopische Gegenüberstellung lamellärer Keratotomien

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-340

  Heichel, J ^a   Hammer, T ^b   Sietmann, R ^c   Duncker, G I W ^a   Wilhelm, F ^d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Augenzentrum Frohe Zukunft   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d HELIOS KLINIKEN SCHWERIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cut edge; Cut surface; Femtosecond laser; LASIK; Microkeratome

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; DEVICE FAILURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURGERY;

CORNEA; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

EID: 77954030601     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-009-1992-3     Document Type: Article

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