Corneal riboflavin/UV-A collagen cross-linking (CXL) in keratoconus: Two-year results;Kollagenvernetzung mittels Riboflavin und UV-A-Strahlung (CXL) bei Keratokonus: Zwei-Jahres-Ergebnisse

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 228, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Kampik, D ^a,c   Koch, M ^a   Kampik, K ^a   Geerling, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cornea; cross linking; CXL; keratoconus; riboflavin; UV A

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CELL COUNT; CELL SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORNEA; CORNEA INJURY; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; KERATOCONUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 79957925140     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: 14393999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1273403     Document Type: Article

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