Ultra-short pulse (femtosecond) laser surgery: initial use in LASIK flap creation.
The highly localized tissue effects of low energy femtosecond duration (ultrashort) laser pulses may be used to create three-dimensional intrastromal resections with micron precision and minimized collateral tissue damage. A surgical laser system that produces and delivers such pulses has been developed and tested clinically for creation of a corneal flap in LASIK. Expanded evaluation of this technology in this and additional keratorefractive applications is currently underway.
Ratkay-Traub
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Focus Medical Ltd, Budapest, Hungary.
Juhasz
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Horvath
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Suarez
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Kiss
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K
Ferincz
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Kurtz
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D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000601:surgery*; D020731:Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps