Summary form only given. Stable, non-invasive correction of refractive errors in the eye with zero loss of visual acuity is the goal of a now decade-long race. Photodisruption using focused ultrashort laser pulses is currently the only technique to potentially meet all the race goals. We have demonstrated with a femtosecond laser system two firsts: the non-invasive generation of corneal flaps and the creation of controlled, noninvasive, corneal thinning in rabbit and primate eyes in vivo.
Intrastromal corneal surgery in live animal models with femtosecond laser pulses
1999-01-01
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