Changes in Forward and Backward Light Scatter in Keratoconus Resulting From Corneal Cross-Linking

Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 15-19

  Rozema, Jos J ^a,b   Koppen, Carina ^a,b   Bral, Nathalie ^a   Tassignon, Marie José ^a,b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

corneal cross linking; keratoconus; light scatter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891858054     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21620989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/APO.0b013e3182729df0     Document Type: Article

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