Early confocal microscopy findings after cross-linking treatment;Hallazgos tempranos por microscopia confocal en cross-linking

Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 179-183

  Ramirez M ^a   Hernandez Quintela E ^a   Naranjo Tackman, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Cross linking; Keratoconus; Keratocytes; Stroma

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORNEA STROMA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876944918     PISSN: 03656691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oftal.2012.07.016     Document Type: Article

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