Corneal collagen crosslinking in keratoconus and other eye disease

Keratoconus is a condition characterized by biomechanical instability of the cornea, presenting in a progressive, asymmetric and bilateral way. Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) with riboflavin and Ultraviolet-A (UVA) is a new technique of corneal tissue strengthening that combines the use of ribo...

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Main Authors: Adel Alhayek, Pei-Rong Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2015/2/20150235.pdf