Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for the treatment of melting keratitis in cats and dogs: A pilot study

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-11

  Spiess, Bernhard M ^a   Pot, Simon A ^a   Florin, Marion ^a,c   Hafezi, Farhad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c Augen Vet   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cornea; Cross linking; Keratomalacia; Riboflavin; UV A; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORNEA; CORNEA ULCER; CROSS-LINKING; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; KERATOMALACIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; UV-A; VETERINARY;

CORNEA; CROSS-LINKING; KERATOMALACIA; RIBOFLAVIN; UV-A; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CORNEA; CORNEAL ULCER; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PILOT PROJECTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 84891811627     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: 14635224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vop.12027     Document Type: Article

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