Biomechanical evidence of the distribution of cross-links in corneastreated with riboflavin and ultraviolet a light

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Kohlhaas, Markus ^a,b   Spoerl, Eberhard ^a   Schilde, Thomas ^a   Unger, Gabriele ^a   Wittig, Christine ^a   Pillunat, Lutz E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CROSS LINKING; ENUCLEATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SURGICAL FLAPS; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33645311253     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2005.12.092     Document Type: Article

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