Corneal collagen cross-linking for treating keratoconus

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Hamada, Samer ^a   Patwary, Showrob ^b   Amissah Arthur, Kwesi N ^b   Bunce, Catey ^c   Mcdonnell, Peter J ^b  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INTRASTROMAL RING; KERATOCONUS; KERATOMILEUSIS; KERATOPLASTY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 85042033512     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010621     Document Type: Article

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