Microscopic characterization of collagen modifications induced by low‐temperature diode‐laser welding of corneal tissue

Laser welding of corneal tissue that employs diode lasers (810 nm) at low power densities (12–20 W/cm2) in association with Indocyanine Green staining of the wound is a technique proposed as an alternative to conventional suturing procedures. The aim of this study is to evaluate, by means of light (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses, the structural modifications induced in laser‐welded corneal stroma.

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