Effects of collagen crosslinking on porcine and human tarsal plate

Abstract Background Floppy eyelid syndrome is a disorder in which the tarsal plate is easily distensible and is currently treated with conservative or surgical measures. Human tarsal plate contains type I collagen, which is crosslinked in corneal tissue as a treatment for keratoconus. We hypothesize...

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Main Authors: Sarah W. DeParis, Angela Y. Zhu, Shoumyo Majumdar, Jing Tian, Jennifer Elisseeff, Albert S. Jun, Nicholas R. Mahoney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1254-3