Peripheral sterile corneal infiltrates and melting after collagen crosslinking for keratoconus

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 606-607

  Angunawela, Romesh I ^a   Arnalich Montiel, Francisco ^a   Allan, Bruce D S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLLAGEN; CYCLOPENTOLATE; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CORNEA; CORNEA CROSSLINKING; CORNEA SURGERY; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL ULCER; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 61649111595     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.11.050     Document Type: Letter

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