Applications of the femtosecond laser in corneal refractive surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Kim, Peter ^a,b   Sutton, Gerard L ^b,c,d   Rootman, David S ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Eye and Vision Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

astigmatic keratotomy; femtosecond laser; intracorneal ring segments; laser in situ keratomileusis; refractive surgery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACCURACY; ASTIGMATISM; CORNEA STROMA; EYE DISEASE; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOTOMY; OPAQUE BUBBLE LAYER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESBYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL SURGERY, LASER; HUMANS; LASERS, EXCIMER; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 79959229667     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: 15317021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3283477c9c     Document Type: Review

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