Changes in corneal sensitivity following cross-linking for progressive early-stage keratoconus
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Changes in corneal sensitivity following cross-linking for progressive early-stage keratoconus.
PURPOSE To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity following corneal cross-linking (CXL) in patients with progressive earlier stage keratoconus. METHODS Thirty-eight eyes of 19 patients (11 women, 8 men) were included in a prospective, nonrandomized clinical study. The mean patient age was 22 years (range, 18-26 years). Inclusion criteria were early stage bilateral progressive keratoconus, a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20140021