Treatment of keratoconus by collagen cross linking;Behandlung von keratokonus durch kollagenvernetzung

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-49

  Wollensak, G ^a   Sporl E ^a   Seiler, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cornea; Cross linking; Keratoconus; Riboflavin; UV

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATECTASIA; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; KERATOPLASTY; MALE; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RIGIDITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SWINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SWINE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038530706     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: 14330423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-002-0700-3     Document Type: Article

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