Evaluation of collagen crosslinking in keratoconus eyes with kera intracorneal ring implantation

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPLEMENT N. 7, 2012, Pages

  El Awady, Hatem ^a   Shawky, Medhat ^b   Ghanem, Asaad A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Collagen crosslinking; Kera intracorneal ring; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN; COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN CROSSLINKING; CORNEA SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPROSTHESIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; CORNEA STROMA; EVALUATION; EYE REFRACTION; METABOLISM; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REFRACTION, OCULAR; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863746457     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000020     Document Type: Article

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