12 Months’ Outcomes of Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking for Keratoconus Patients in Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 70, Issue 1
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Background: keratoconus is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea becomes thin and accompanied by changes in its shape. Corneal collagen cross linking is one of the options to treat keratoconic eye by using riboflavin drops and UV light.
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