Essential opaque bubble layer elimination with novel LASIK flap settings in the FS200 Femtosecond Laser

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 765-770

  Kanellopoulos, A John ^a,b   Asimellis, George ^a  

^a LaserVisiongr Eye Institute   (Greece)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcon WaveLight FS200; Bladeless laser assisted in situ keratomileusis; Femtosecond laser flap; Opaque bubble layer; Spot line separation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMTOSECOND LASER; HUMAN; HYPERMETROPIA; INCIDENCE; KERATOMILEUSIS; LASIK FLAP AREA; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MYOPIA; OPAQUE BUBBLE LAYER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84876454687     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S43723     Document Type: Article

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