Corneal crossed links: a new alternative in the treatment of ectasia

Corneal crossed links: a new alternative in the treatment of ectasia

<p>Cross-linking a technique that allows increasing the creation of covalent links through the process of photo-oxidation among the collagen fibers and enhance the corneal biomechanical stabilization. The main objective of this procedure is to stop the development of ectasia. The indications i...

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Main Authors: Maygret Alberro Hernández, Janet González Sotero, Haymy Caridad Casanueva Cabezas, Eduardo Rojas Álvarez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2009-09-01
Series:Medisur
Subjects:
córnea
dilatación patológica
enfermedades de la cornea
cirugía láser de cornea
procedimientos quirúrgicos mínimamente invasivos
biomecánica
foto oxidación
colágenos fibrilares
Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/756
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