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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Oct 8;51(2):850. doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-3901

Table 1.

Refractive Index Changes Induced by IRIS in Living Corneas

Scanning Speed (mm/s)
Na-Fl
Concentration
(%)		 Fixed
Cornea
 Living (Unfixed) Cornea
0.0007 0.1 0.5 1 2 5
0 0.00826
(0.002)		 0.005
(0.0001)		 graphic file with name nihms-168673-t0005.jpg
0.25 graphic file with name nihms-168673-t0006.jpg Damage 0.015
(0.004)		 0.014
(0.001)		 0.008
(0.0001)		 0.004
(0.001)
1 Damage 0.020
(0.004)		 0.019
(0.001)		 0.012
(0.0001)		 0.008
(0.001)
1.5 Damage Damage Damage 0.017
(0.001)		 0.013
(0.001)
2.5 Damage Damage Damage Damage 0.015
(0.0001)

Corresponding values previously obtained in fixed corneas26 are shown for comparison. Values are the means (SD).