Corneal collagen cross-linking: An introduction and literature review

Optometry

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-42

  Dahl, Brandon J ^a,b   Spotts, Eric ^a,b   Truong, James Q ^a,b  

^a KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen cross linking; Corneal ectasia; Keratoconus; Riboflavin; Ultraviolet A

Indexed keywords

EID: 83255186800     PISSN: 15291839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optm.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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