Collagen crosslinking for ectasia following PRK performed in excimer laser-assisted keratoplasty for keratoconus

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 274-277

  Spadea, Leopoldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corneal collagen crosslinking; Corneal ectasia; Excimer laser assisted lamellar keratoplasty; Photorefractive keratectomy

Indexed keywords

CLOBETASONE BUTYRATE; COLLAGEN; FLURBIPROFEN; OFLOXACIN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CELL DENSITY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; LASERS, EXCIMER; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84862703557     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000019     Document Type: Article

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