Equivalence of biomechanical changes induced by rapid and standard corneal cross-linking, using riboflavin and ultraviolet radiation

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9048-9052

  Schumacher, Silvia ^a   Oeftiger, Lydia ^a   Mrochen, Michael ^a  

^a IROC AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN; COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL CROSS LINKING; CROSS LINKING; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YOUNG MODULUS; ANIMAL; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECT; ELASTICITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84857078858     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-7818     Document Type: Article

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