Collagen cross-linking in keratoconus in Asian eyes: visual, refractive and confocal microscopy outcomes in a prospective randomized controlled trial

International Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 827-832

  Sharma, Namrata ^a   Suri, Kunal ^a   Sehra, Sri Vatsa ^a   Titiyal, Jeewan S ^a   Sinha, Rajesh ^a   Tandon, Radhika ^a   Vajpayee, Rasik B ^a,b,c  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL VICTORIAN EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collagen cross linking; Confocal microscopy; Keratoconus

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; RIBOFLAVIN; COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CELL; CORNEA THICKNESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDOTHELIAL CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; ADOLESCENT; CORNEA; KERATINOCYTE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFRACTION ERROR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATINOCYTES; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; RIBOFLAVIN; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947032861     PISSN: 01655701     EISSN: 15732630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10792-015-0054-x     Document Type: Article

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