Atomic force microscopy analysis of human cornea surface after UV (λ=266 nm) laser irradiation

Spyratou, E; Makropoulou, M; Moutsouris, K; Bacharis, C; Serafetinides, AA

dc.contributor.author	Spyratou, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Makropoulou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Moutsouris, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Bacharis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:51:57Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:51:57Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	16057422	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35769
dc.subject	Atomic force microscopy	en
dc.subject	Cornea flap	en
dc.subject	Epithelial cells	en
dc.subject	Nd:YAG laser	en
dc.subject	UV irradiation	en
dc.subject.other	Ablation experiments	en
dc.subject.other	AFM	en
dc.subject.other	Cornea flap	en
dc.subject.other	Corneal tissues	en
dc.subject.other	Epithelial cells	en
dc.subject.other	Excimers	en
dc.subject.other	Human cornea	en
dc.subject.other	Laser irradiations	en
dc.subject.other	Laser sources	en
dc.subject.other	Myopia correction	en
dc.subject.other	ND : YAG lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Nd:YAG laser	en
dc.subject.other	Refractive error	en
dc.subject.other	Refractive surgery	en
dc.subject.other	UV irradiation	en
dc.subject.other	Ablation	en
dc.subject.other	Atomic force microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Cells	en
dc.subject.other	Excimer lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Gas lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Irradiation	en
dc.subject.other	Laser pulses	en
dc.subject.other	Laser surgery	en
dc.subject.other	Laser tissue interaction	en
dc.subject.other	Neodymium	en
dc.subject.other	Pulsed laser applications	en
dc.subject.other	Surface roughness	en
dc.subject.other	Neodymium lasers	en
dc.title	Atomic force microscopy analysis of human cornea surface after UV (λ=266 nm) laser irradiation	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1117/12.831912	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.831912	en
heal.identifier.secondary	737321	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	Efficient cornea reshaping by laser irradiation for correcting refractive errors is still a major issue of interest and study. Although the excimer laser wavelength of 193 nm is generally recognized as successful in ablating corneal tissue for myopia correction, complications in excimer refractive surgery leads to alternative laser sources and methods for efficient cornea treatment. In this work, ablation experiments of human donor cornea flaps were conducted with the 4th harmonic of an Nd:YAG laser, with different laser pulses. AFM analysis was performed for examination of the ablated cornea flap morphology and surface roughness. © 2009 SPIE-OSA.	en
heal.journalName	Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1117/12.831912	en
dc.identifier.volume	7373	en