Biomechanical and histological changes after corneal crosslinking with and without epithelial debridement

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-546

  Wollensak, Gregor ^a   Iomdina, Elena ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; EYE DROPS; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; OFLOXACIN; OXYBUPROCAINE; PROXYMETACAINE; TILETAMINE PLUS ZOLAZEPAM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL CROSSLINKING; CROSS LINKING; DEBRIDEMENT; DIODE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; DEBRIDEMENT; ELASTICITY; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RABBITS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 61549117787     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.11.036     Document Type: Article

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