Effect of the direct application of riboflavin and UVA on the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens

Hafezi, Farhad; Majo, Francois; El Danasoury, Alaa M

doi:10.3928/1081597X-20100415-01

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English

Effect of the direct application of riboflavin and UVA on the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens

ContributorsHafezi, Farhad; Majo, Francois; El Danasoury, Alaa M

Published inJournal of refractive surgery, vol. 26, no. 10, p. 762-765

Publication date2010

Abstract

To report the effect of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) with riboflavin and ultraviolet A (UVA) on the optical and material characteristics of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (Visian ICL, STAAR Surgical).

Keywords

Microscopy, Electron
Optics and Photonics
Phakic Intraocular Lenses
Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology
Riboflavin/pharmacology
Ultraviolet Rays

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Research groups

Groupe Hafezi Farhad (ophtalmologie) (912)

Citation (ISO format)

HAFEZI, Farhad, MAJO, Francois, EL DANASOURY, Alaa M. Effect of the direct application of riboflavin and UVA on the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens. In: Journal of refractive surgery, 2010, vol. 26, n° 10, p. 762–765. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20100415-01

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PID : unige:22454
DOI : 10.3928/1081597X-20100415-01
PMID : 20481415

Journal ISSN1081-597X

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Effect of the direct application of riboflavin and UVA on the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens

To report the effect of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) with riboflavin and ultraviolet A (UVA) on the optical and material characteristics of a posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens (Visian ICL, STAAR Surgical).

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