Significance of the riboflavin film in corneal collagen crosslinking

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-120

  Wollensak, Gregor ^a   Aurich, Henning ^a   Wirbelauer, Christopher ^a   Sel, Saadettin ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DEXTRAN; METHYLCELLULOSE; RIBOFLAVIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CROSS LINKING; DONOR; FILM COATING; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SWINE; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 72149090152     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2009.07.044     Document Type: Article

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