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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
An argon-fluoride excimer laser operating at 193 nm was used to perform tangential, wide-area surface photoablation of the corneas of bovine eyes. Comparisons were made with similar tangential ablations performed with the use of 308-nm xenon chloride excimer laser and qi/gl 2936-nm erbium-YAG laser irradiation to evaluate potential photochemical and thermal effects. Light and transmission electron microscopy of the corneal tissue revealed minimal tissue architectural changes for ablation at 193 nm. The zone of ultrastructural change at the corneal surface with the 193-nm excimer laser was 120 nm thick. The clinical appearance of the corneal surfaces produced by the tangential ablation at 193 nm was the most satisfactory of those with the three wavelengths tested, being macroscopically smooth and glossy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
533-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Tangential corneal surface ablation with 193- and 308-nm excimer and 2936-nm erbium-YAG laser irradiation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, NY.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study