Corneal collagen cross-linking for nonectatic disorders: A systematic review

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 798-807

  Bettis, Daniel I ^a   Hsu, Maylon ^a   Moshirfar, Majid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXTRAN; GLYCEROL; RIBOFLAVIN;

CORNEA COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA OPACITY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORRECTED DISTANCE VISUAL ACUITY; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS KERATITIS; KERATITIS; KERATOCONUS; KERATOPLASTY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

COLLAGEN; CORNEAL DISEASES; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84870166901     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: 19382391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/1081597X-20121011-09     Document Type: Review

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