Corneal cross linking for keratoconus

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 249-255

  Keating, Anne ^a   Pineda II, Roberto ^a   Colby, Kathryn ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

collagen cross linking; keratoconus; riboflavin; ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 78649349934     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2010.518503     Document Type: Review

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