Short-term outcomes of collagen crosslinking for early keratoconus

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-159

  Derakhshan, Akbar ^a   Shandiz, Javad Heravian ^a   Ahadi, Masumeh ^a   Daneshvar, Ramin ^a   Esmaily, Habibollah ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Collagen crosslinking; Cornea; Keratoconus; Riboflavin; UVA radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052049720     PISSN: 20082010     EISSN: 2008322X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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