Thermokeratoplasty

PURPOSE To investigate thermomechanical aspects of corneal collagen denaturation as a function of temperature and time and the… Expand

Holmium:YAG laser thermokeratoplasty (LTK), a procedure using a solid-state infrared laser to treat hyperopia, was performed on… Expand

PURPOSE Corneal curvature can be altered by shrinking stromal collagen with a pulsed solid-state holmium: YAG laser in a… Expand

ABSTRACT A new procedure, hyperopic thermokeratoplasty (HTK), developed in the Soviet Union for the correction of hyperopia, uses… Expand

A new technique of hyperopic correction similar to radial thermokeratoplasty is presented. A pulsed Holmium:YAG laser was used… Expand

Radial thermokeratoplasty is a new refractive surgical technique designed to reduce hyperopia and/or astigmatism. Four patients… Expand

To determine the effects of thermokeratoplasty (TKP) on the basement membrane complexes of the corneal epithelium, transmission… Expand

Fifteen corneal buttons were removed at keratoplasty from patients with keratoconus who had previously undergone… Expand

Of 59 keratoconus eyes treated with the thermokeratoplasty procedure and followed for as long as two years visual acuity improved… Expand

Changes in corneal architecture with the application of controlled heat have been shown to be clinically useful and well… Expand