Efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cornea

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 417-428

  Meiri, Zohar ^a   Keren, Shay ^a,b   Rosenblatt, Amir ^a,b   Sarig, Tal ^a   Shenhav, Liat ^a   Varssano, David ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cornea; Corneal biomechanics; Corneal collagen cross linking; Keratoconus; Meta analysis; Riboflavin; Uva

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CORNEA SURGERY; CORNEA THICKNESS; CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMETRY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY CHART; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

COLLAGEN; CORNEAL ENDOTHELIAL CELL LOSS; CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; KERATOCONUS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; RIBOFLAVIN; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84959116949     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000723     Document Type: Article

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