Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking
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. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/alternative-ultraviolet-a-lamp-for-corneal-collagen-crosslinking-a12490 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1177-5467 1177-5483 |