Induction of neoplasia after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty in a CXL-treated cornea

Cornea

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 313-316

  Krumeich, Jörg H ^a   Brand Saberi, Beate ^b   Chankiewitz, Verena ^b   Chankiewitz, Erik ^c   Guthoff, Rudolf ^d  

^a Clinic Krumeich   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c Universitaetsklinikum Halle (Saale)   (Germany)

^d Department of Neurology University Medicine Rostock   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corneal crosslinking; Corneal transplants after CXL; CXL complications; DALK after CXL; Neoplasia after DALK in CXL cornea

Indexed keywords

CARCINOMA IN SITU; COLLAGEN; CONJUNCTIVAL NEOPLASMS; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84894083584     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000047     Document Type: Article

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