Effect of treatment sequence in combined intrastromal corneal rings and corneal collagen crosslinking for keratoconus

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2084-2091

  Coskunseven, Efekan ^a   Jankov II, Mirko R ^a   Hafezi, Farhad ^a   Atun, Serife ^a   Arslan, Ebru ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a  

^a Dunya Eye Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRASTROMAL CORNEAL RING SEGMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL STROMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549169919     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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