Comparison of sequential vs same-day simultaneous collagen cross-linking and topography-guided PRK for treatment of keratoconus

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Kanellopoulos, Anastasios John ^a,b  

^a Laservisiongr Institute   (Greece)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTACLES; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249115114     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090813-10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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