Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2035-2040 , December 2007

Corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin and ultraviolet A to treat induced keratectasia after laser in situ keratomileusis

,Accepted 18 July 2007.

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 No author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.

PII: S0886-3350(07)01546-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.07.028

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 12 , Pages 2035-2040 , December 2007

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