Corneal collagen cross-linking in the treatment of progressive keratoconus: A randomized controlled contralateral eye study

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 340-345

  Seyedian, Mohammad A ^a   Aliakbari, Soheil ^a   Miraftab, Mohammad ^a   Hashemi, Hassan ^a   Asgari, Soheila ^b   Khabazkhoob, Mehdi ^c  

^a NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Collagen Cross Linking; Keratoconus; Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA STROMA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEAL STROMA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOFLAVIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936771523     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.159755     Document Type: Article

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