Atomic force microscopy in ophthalmic surgery

Maria P. De Santo; Marco Lombard; Sebastiano Serrao; Giuseppe Lombardo; Riccardo Barberi

Atomic force microscopy in ophthalmic surgery

Maria P. De Santo, Marco Lombard, Sebastiano Serrao, Giuseppe Lombardo, Riccardo Barberi

Fondazione G.B. Bietti

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Abstract

Refractive errors are some of the most common ophthalmic abnormalities. The introduction of excimer laser technology in refractive corneal surgery aims to eliminate all or the major part of the first corneal surface optical aberrations through the modelling of the corneal surface. Among the main causes of post-operative aberrations are the new corneal profile created by laser and the roughness of the treated surface. It is mandatory for an optimal surgical outcome that the treated surface be as similar as possible to the natural architecture of the cornea. The aim of this study is to evaluate the corneal topography before and after the laser treatment by means of Atomic Force Microscopy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
Pages	252-254
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology - Munich, Germany Duration: Aug 16 2004 → Aug 19 2004

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Other	2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	8/16/04 → 8/19/04

Keywords

Atomic force microscopy
Biomedical materials
Excimer lasers
Laser biomedical applications
Surgery

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)

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