PRK and Corneal Cross-Linking in the Management of Keratoconus

Authors :: Arthur B. Cummings
Source :: Controversies in the Management of Keratoconus ISBN: 9783319980317
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Abstract: Today it is widely accepted that corneal crosslinking stabilises the cornea in cases of keratoconus and kerectasia following corneal refractive surgery. Additionally, stopping eye rubbing is very important to achieve stability. But, CXL alone does not necessarily improve the visual acuity.

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Keratoconus
Visual acuity
Eye rubbing
genetic structures
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
medicine.disease
eye diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Cornea
Ophthalmology
Refractive surgery
medicine
sense organs
medicine.symptom
business

ISBN :: 978-3-319-98031-7
ISBNs :: 9783319980317
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Controversies in the Management of Keratoconus ISBN: 9783319980317
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........ee9c4d2a01c3d553aee84dce148e9bd3
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98032-4_16