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. 1985 Feb;92(2):206-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(85)34052-6.

Excimer laser radial keratotomy

A M Cotliar, H D Schubert, E R Mandel, S L Trokel

Excimer laser radial keratotomy

A M Cotliar et al. Ophthalmology. 1985 Feb.

Abstract

The central corneal flattening obtained by radial diamond knife incisions has been duplicated by radial laser incisions in 18 enucleated human eyes. The incisions, made by 193 nm far-ultraviolet light radiation emitted by the excimer laser, produced corneal flattening ranging from 0.12 to 5.35 diopters. Both the depth of the corneal incisions and the degree of central corneal flattening correlated with the laser energy applied. Histopathology revealed the remarkably smooth edges of the laser incisions.

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