Transepithelial cross-linking in keratoconus patients: Confocal analysis

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Filippello, Massimo ^a   Stagni, Edoardo ^a   Buccoliero, Donato ^b   Bonfiglio, Vincenza ^b   Avitabile, Teresio ^b  

^a Clinica di Stefano Velona   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cross linking; Keratoconus; Riboflavin; Transepithelial

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL TECHNIQUES; DEBRIDEMENT; KERATOCONUS; KERATOCYTES; NERVE FIBERS; NORMAL STATE; RIBOFLAVIN; TRANSEPITHELIAL;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA STROMA; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DEBRIDEMENT; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867015120     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318269c8e5     Document Type: Article

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