Long term results of a prospective randomized bilateral eye comparison trial of higher fluence, shorter duration ultraviolet A radiation, and riboflavin collagen cross linking for progressive keratoconus

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-101

  Kanellopoulos, Anastasios John ^a,b,c  

^a Laservisiongr Institute   (Greece)

^b EAR AND THROAT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cornea collagen cross linking (CXL); Ectasia management; Higher fluence ultraviolet light; Keratoconus management

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LONG TERM CARE; OPERATION DURATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84856997811     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S27170     Document Type: Article

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