Corneal cross-linking in 9 horses with ulcerative keratitis

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Hellander Edman, Anna ^a   Makdoumi, Karim ^b   Mortensen, Jes ^b   Ekesten, Björn ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Collagen; Corneal ulceration; Cross linking; Cross linking; CXL; Equine; Horse; Keratitis; Riboflavin; Stromal melting; UVA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EQUIDAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL EYE INFECTION; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; CORNEAL ULCER; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; HORSE DISEASES; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EYE INFECTIONS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84879445171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-9-128     Document Type: Article

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