Corneal collagen cross-linking for progressive keratoconus in patients aged 9 to 14
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Accelerated versus Conventional Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Progressive Keratoconus
We aimed to compare the effect of accelerated and conventional corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) on visual, refractive, and topographic parameters in patients with progressive keratoconus. Between December 2014 and February 2016, at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Iran, we compared 37 eyes of 21 patients treated by conventional CXL (CCXL; 3 mW/cm2 in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0034-7280
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20160019