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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-5731a89952ed4d4a9024cfdca8fd2cd92022-12-21T20:29:36ZengDove Medical PressClinical Ophthalmology1177-54671177-54832013-03-012013default557559Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinkingDiaz-Llopis MSalom DGarcia-Delpech SUdaondo PGarcia-Pous MManuel 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 lamphttp://www.dovepress.com/alternative-ultraviolet-a-lamp-for-corneal-collagen-crosslinking-a12490 |
| spellingShingle | Diaz-Llopis M Salom D Garcia-Delpech S Udaondo P Garcia-Pous M Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking Clinical Ophthalmology |
| title | Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking |
| title_full | Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking |
| title_fullStr | Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking |
| title_short | Alternative ultraviolet A lamp for corneal collagen crosslinking |
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