Corneal collagen cross-linking in keratoconus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chunyu, Tian ^a   Xiujun, Peng ^a   Zhengjun, Fan ^a   Xia, Zhang ^a   Feihu, Zhou ^b  

^a General Navy Hospital   (China)

^b CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904351978     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05652     Document Type: Article

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