Collagen Cross-Linking: Current Status and Future Directions

Collagen cross-linking (CXL) using UVA light and riboflavin (vitamin B2) was introduced as a clinical application to stabilize the cornea by inducing cross-links within and between collagen fibers. CXL has been investigated extensively and has been shown clinically to arrest the progression of kerat...

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Main Authors: Marine Hovakimyan, Rudolf F. Guthoff, Oliver Stachs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/406850