In vitro effect of corneal collagen cross-linking on corneal hydration properties and stiffness

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 251, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 543-547

  Kontadakis, Georgios A ^a   Ginis, Harilaos ^a   Karyotakis, Nikolaos ^a   Pennos, Alexandros ^a   Pentari, Iro ^a   Kymionis, George D ^a   Pallikaris, Ioannis G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal collagen cross linking; Corneal hydration; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS-LINKING; CORNEAL RIGIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESICCATION; DIGITAL CALIPER; DRY MASS; ENUCLEATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL PACHYMETRY; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ELASTICITY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PLIABILITY; RIBOFLAVIN; SWINE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84877144096     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-012-2082-9     Document Type: Article

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