Transepithelial corneal collagen crosslinking: Bilateral study

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-291

  Filippello, Massimo ^a   Stagni, Edoardo ^a   O'Brart, David ^b  

^a Casa di Cura di Stefano Velona   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; EDETIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; TROMETAMOL;

ABERROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLIT LAMP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSEPITHELIAL COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ABERROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CHILD; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOFLAVIN; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857049704     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2011.08.030     Document Type: Article

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