A randomized controlled trial of corneal collagen cross-linking in progressive keratoconus: Preliminary results

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Wittig Silva, Christine ^a,b   Whiting, Mark ^b   Lamoureux, Ecosse ^a   Lindsay, Richard G ^c   Sullivan, Laurie J ^b   Snibson, Grant R ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Victorian College of Optometry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLLAGEN; DEXTRAN; FLAREX; FLUOROMETHOLONE; RIBOFLAVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CROSS LINKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 51149111856     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20080901-15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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