Collagen cross linking: Current perspectives

Collagen cross linking: Current perspectives

Keratoconus is a common ectatic disorder occurring in more than 1 in 1,000 individuals. The condition typically starts in adolescence and early adulthood. It is a disease with an uncertain cause and its progression is unpredictable, but in extreme cases, vision deteriorates and can require corneal t...

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Main Author: Srinivas K Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Epidemiology
keratoconus
prevalence
Disease pathogenesis
genetic heterogeneity
genetics and genomics
genome-wide association study
genomic loci
linkage mapping
molecular mechanisms
whole exome-genome sequencing
Deregulation
ectasia
gene expression
mass spectroscopy
proteomics
signaling pathways
Cornea
crosslinking
modulus
Corneal topography
imaging
optical coherence tomography
placido disc based topography
Ectatic disease
scheimpflug imaging
Keratoconus
ocular allergy
vernal keratoconjunctivitis
Contact lens
piggy back contact lenses
rigid gas permeable
scleral lens
SynergEyes
toric soft contact lens
Corneal cross-linking techniques
new technologies
riboflavin
Collagen cross linking
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=8;spage=420;epage=421;aulast=Rao

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