Erbium:YAG laser photoablation of human cornea.
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Abstract
To determine whether the healing response of the human cornea after photoablation with a midinfrared solid-state laser was more pronounced than after excimer laser keratectomies because of the increased thermal damage in adjacent tissue. We treated five blind human eyes with an erbium:YAG (Er:YAG) laser prototype and followed up the patients for nine months. Regarding epithelial healing and corneal clarity, the patients had a healing response very similar to that of excimer laser. Further clinical and experimental studies are necessary to estimate healing and regression.
Medical subject headings
- Cornea
- Laser Therapy
- Wound Healing