Therapeutic effect of corneal cross-linking on symptomatic bullous keratophaty;Efeito terapêutico do "cross-linking" corneano na ceratopatia bolhosa sintomática

Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 462-466

  Gadelha, Diego Nery Benevides ^a   Cavalcanti, Bernardo Menelau ^a   Filho, Vasco Bravo ^a   Júnior, Newton Andrade ^a   Batista, Neylane Nyéria Coelho ^b   Escarião, Ana Cecília de Sousa Leão ^c   Urbano, Roberta Ventura ^d  

^a FUNDAÇÃO ALTINO VENTURA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c Hospital de Olhos de Pernambuco   (Brazil)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal topography; Corneal transplantation; Cross linking reagents; Endothelium, corneal; Pain; Photosensitizing agents therapeutic use; Riboflavin therapeutic use; Ultraviolet rays; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049157685     PISSN: 00042749     EISSN: 16782925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000400007     Document Type: Article

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