Development and clinical application of excimer laser corneal shaping

Peter Homolka; R. Biowski; Wolfgang Husinsky; C. Blaas; Ch. Simader; I. Gosch Baumgartner; Stefan Kaminski; G. Grabner

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1 June 1998 Development and clinical application of excimer laser corneal shaping

Peter Homolka, R. Biowski, Wolfgang Husinsky, C. Blaas, Ch. Simader, I. Gosch Baumgartner, Stefan Kaminski, G. Grabner

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Proceedings Volume 3246, Ophthalmic Technologies VIII; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.309452
Event: BiOS '98 International Biomedical Optics Symposium, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Excimer Laser Corneal Shaping using an 193 nm Excimer Laser (ArF) provides a possibility for the fabrication of corneal transplants of various forms for various clinical applications such as (epi-)keratoplasty. Another area of application envisioned is the production of 'living contact lenses' for epikeratophakia. A device for lathing and perforating corneal donor tissue with a scanning laser beam is presented. A new ablation algorithm (Optimized Scanning Laser Ablation) was recently developed and increased the quality of lenticules and donor buttons considerably.

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Peter Homolka, R. Biowski, Wolfgang Husinsky, C. Blaas, Ch. Simader, I. Gosch Baumgartner, Stefan Kaminski, and G. Grabner "Development and clinical application of excimer laser corneal shaping", Proc. SPIE 3246, Ophthalmic Technologies VIII, (1 June 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.309452

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