Microwave treatment of the cornea leads to localised disruption of the extracellular matrix

Microwave keratoplasty is a thermo-refractive surgical procedure that can correct myopia (short-sightedness) and pathologic corneal steepening by using microwave energy to cause localised shrinkage around an annulus of the cornea leading to its flattening and vision correction. The effects on the co...

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Autores principales: Morgan, Siân R., Hieda, Osamu, Nakai, Yoshinori, Boote, Craig, Hayes, Sally, Kinoshita, Shigeru, Meek, Keith M., Quantock, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30213993
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32110-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30213993
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32110-0

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