Cross-linking in progressive keratoconus using an epithelial debridement or intrastromal pocket technique after previous corneal ring segment implantation

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 737-743

  Alió, Jorge L ^a,b   Toffaha, Bader T ^a,b   Piñero, David P ^c   Klonowski, Pawel ^a   Javaloy, Jaime ^a,b  

^a Vissum Corporation ^*  (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

ABERROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEAL CROSS LINKING; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOFLAVIN; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054912022     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20110705-01     Document Type: Article

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