Abstract
The evolution of real-time laser-induced fluorescence at progressive corneal depths detected during excimer laser corneal ablative surgery at 193 nm excitation was investigated using an 8.5 mm corneal button trephined from a fresh frozen cadaveric human globe, and placed in the ablative 192 nm excimer laser beam path. The spectra of the initial epithelial ablation - consecutive spectra taken in the anterior to mid-stroma after lamellar keratomileusis and subsequent laser ablation, and the initial spectrum taken while ablating from the endothelial side was demonstrated. A striking progression of the spectra was observed as ablation progresses from the epithelial side towards the endothelial side.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-219 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS |
| Volume | 1 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 12th Annual Meeting IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS'99) - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Nov 8 1999 → Nov 11 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering