Corneal collagen cross-linking for ectasia after excimer laser refractive surgery: 1-year results

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 486-497

  Vinciguerra, Paolo ^a   Camesasca, Fabrizio I ^a   Albè, Elena ^a   Trazza, Silvia ^b  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b Studio Oculistico Nucci Eyes   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CROSS LINKING; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CORNEAL WAVEFRONT ABERRATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77955348589     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20090910-02     Document Type: Article

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