Refractive and topographic results of transepithelial cross-linking treatment in eyes with intacs

Cornea

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 719-723

  Ertan, Aylin ^a   Karacal, Hümeyra ^b   Kamburoǧlu, Günhal ^a  

^a Kudret Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Intacs; Keratoconus; Refraction; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349306376     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318191b83d     Document Type: Article

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