Keratoconus: A biomechanical perspective on loss of corneal stiffness

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 392-393

  Roy, Abhijit Sinha ^a   Shetty, Rohit ^a   Kummelil, Mathew Kurian ^a  

^a Narayana Nethralaya ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cornea; crosslinking; keratoconus; modulus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CORNEA; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

COLLAGEN; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS;

EID: 84883659500     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 19983689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.116057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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