Riboflavin/ultraviolet a corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus: Visual outcomes and scheimpflug analysis

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 281-286

  Henriquez, Maria A ^a   Izquierdo, Luis ^a   Bernilla, Cesar ^a   Zakrzewski, Peter A ^b   Mannis, Mark ^c  

^a Instituto de Ojos Oftalmo Salud Lima   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

corneal collagen cross linking; keratoconus

Indexed keywords

AK PRED; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL COLLAGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOROMETHOLONE; FML; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; OFLOXACIN; PARACETAMOL; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; RIBOFLAVIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA EDEMA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSS LINKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EYE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND PACHYMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951774510     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181eeaea1     Document Type: Article

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