Corneal melting after collagen cross-linking for keratoconus: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Labiris, Georgios ^a,b   Kaloghianni, Eleni ^a   Koukoula, Stavrenia ^a   Zissimopoulos, Athanassios ^a   Kozobolis, Vassilios P ^a,b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Eye Institute of Thrace   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; COLLAGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMYTREX OPHTIOLE; DEXPANTHENOL PLUS SODIUM HYALURONATE; GENTAMICIN; GENTAMICIN SULFATE PLUS DEXAMETHASONE DIHYDROGENOPHOSPHATE; HYLOPAN; OFLOXACIN; OPTIVE; PROXYMETACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA PERFORATION; CORNEAL HAZE; CORNEAL MELTING; DEBRIDEMENT; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DESCEMET MEMBRANE ENDOTHELIAL KERATOPLASTY; DESCEMETOCELE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIPHORA; ERYTHEMA; EYE DISCOMFORT; EYE INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RADIOTHERAPY; SLIT LAMP; SOFT CONTACT LENS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79955076336     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-152     Document Type: Article

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