Scientific article
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English

Accelerated photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal collagen cross-linking as a first-line and sole treatment in early fungal keratitis

Published in

Journal of refractive surgery, vol. 30, no. 12, p. 855-857

Publication date

2014

Abstract

To report the use of accelerated photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal collagen cross-linking (PACK-CXL) as a first-line treatment in a patient with an atypical fungal keratitis.

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Ascomycota/isolation & purification
  • Collagen/metabolism
  • Corneal Stroma/metabolism
  • Corneal Ulcer/drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology
  • Cross-Linking Reagents/therapeutic use
  • Eye Infections, Fungal/drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mycoses/drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology
  • Photochemotherapy/methods
  • Photosensitizing Agents/therapeutic use
  • Riboflavin/therapeutic use
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Visual Acuity

Citation (ISO format)

TABIBIAN, David et al. Accelerated photoactivated chromophore for keratitis-corneal collagen cross-linking as a first-line and sole treatment in early fungal keratitis. In: Journal of refractive surgery, 2014, vol. 30, n° 12, p. 855–857. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20141113-06

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Journal ISSN

1081-597X
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