Refractive and topographic results of benzalkonium chloride-assisted transepithelial crosslinking

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1000-1005

  Koppen, Carina ^a,b   Wouters, Kristien ^a   Mathysen, Danny ^a,b   Rozema, Jos ^a,b   Tassignon, Marie José ^a,b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; COLLAGEN; PROXYMETACAINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DISEASE COURSE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; PACHYMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHEIMPFLUG DEVICE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84861545512     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: 18734502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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