A safe Nd:YAG retroprosthetic membrane removal technique for keratoprosthesis

Cornea

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1169-1172

  Chak, Garrick ^a   Aquavella, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

keratoprosthesis; retroprosthetic membrane; technique; YAG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOPROSTHESIS; LASER SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLIT LAMP; YAG LASER;

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; CORNEA; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MEMBRANES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77958152469     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181cda001     Document Type: Article

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