Corneal collagen cross-linking induced by UVA and riboflavin (CXL)

Techniques in Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Abad, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Panesso, José Luís ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Clinica Medellin   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CLONAZEPAM; CODEINE; DEXTRAN; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GABAPENTIN; MEDIO CROSS; MIDAZOLAM; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PREGABALIN; PROMETHAZINE; PROXYMETACAINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIBOFLAVIN; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEAL ECTASIA; CROSS LINKING; EYE INFECTION; EYE PAIN; EYE SURGERY; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

EID: 40949162396     PISSN: 15421929     EISSN: 15421937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ITO.0b013e31816a17c3     Document Type: Article

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