Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking

Autor: Diaz-Llopis M, Salom D, Garcia-Delpech S, Udaondo P, Garcia-Pous M
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Clinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 557-559 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1177-5467
1177-5483
Popis: Manuel Diaz-Llopis, David Salom, Salvador Garcia-Delpech, Patricia Udaondo, Maria Garca-Pous Department of Ophthalmology, La Fe University Hospital of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Abstract: In this paper, we describe an original, affordable, and available device for performing collagen crosslinking. This is carried out in a safe and reproducible way by means of a simple modification to an affordable ultraviolet A lamp and by preparing riboflavin 0.1% solution inhouse. Keywords: corneal collagen crosslinking, keratoconus treatment, ultraviolet A lamp
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