Interlamellar cohesion after corneal crosslinking using riboflavin and ultraviolet A light

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 876-880

  Wollensak, Gregor ^a   Sporl E ^b   Mazzotta, C ^c   Kalinski, T ^d   Sel, S ^e  

^a Eye Laser Institute   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^d OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; KERATOCONUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79956363647     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.190843     Document Type: Article

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