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Progression of keratoconus and efficacy of pediatric [corrected] corneal collagen cross-linking in children and adolescents
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Chatzis, Nico
Hafezi, Farhad
Published in Journal of Refractive Surgery. 2012, vol. 28, no. 11, p. 753-8
Abstract To study the progression rate of keratoconus and assess the clinical outcome of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) with riboflavin and ultraviolet A light in children and adolescent patients up to 3 years after treatment.
Keywords Adolescent — Child — Collagen/metabolism — Corneal Pachymetry — Corneal Stroma/metabolism — Corneal Topography — Cross-Linking Reagents/therapeutic use — Disease Progression — Female — Follow-Up Studies — Humans — Keratoconus/diagnosis/drug therapy/metabolism — Male — Photochemotherapy — Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use — Refraction, Ocular/physiology — Retrospective Studies — Riboflavin/therapeutic use — Treatment Outcome — Ultraviolet Rays — Visual Acuity/physiology — Young Adult
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PMID: 23347367
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques
Research group Groupe Hafezi Farhad (ophtalmologie) (912)
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(ISO format) 		CHATZIS, Nico, HAFEZI, Farhad. Progression of keratoconus and efficacy of pediatric [corrected] corneal collagen cross-linking in children and adolescents. In: Journal of Refractive Surgery, 2012, vol. 28, n° 11, p. 753-8. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20121011-01 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:31270

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