Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1870-1876 , November 2006

Combined Artemis very high-frequency digital ultrasound-assisted transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy and wavefront-guided treatment following multiple corneal refractive procedures

  • Dan Z. Reinstein, MD, MA(Cantab), FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Dan Z. Reinstein, MD MA(Cantab), FRCSC, London Vision Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, London, W1G 6HP, United Kingdom.
    • ,
  • Timothy Archer, Dip Comp Sci(Cantab)

,Accepted 28 July 2006.

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 Dr. Reinstein has a proprietary interest in the Artemis technology (Ultralink LLC) through patents administered by the Cornell Research Foundation, Ithaca, NY. Dr. Reinstein is a consultant for Carl Zeiss Meditec. None of the other authors has a proprietary or financial interest in the materials presented.Preparation in part fulfillment of the requirements for the doctoral thesis, University of Cambridge, for Dr. Reinstein.

PII: S0886-3350(06)01046-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.07.016

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 11 , Pages 1870-1876 , November 2006

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