[Enzymatic evidence of the depth dependence of stiffening on riboflavin/UVA treated corneas].

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It has been shown that the treatment of keratoconus with riboflavin/ultraviolet A (UVA) causes significant stiffening of the cornea due to cross-linking. The aim of this study was to evaluate how deep the mechanical stabilization after collagen cross-linking could be shown biochemically.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ophthalmologe

Title: Der Ophthalmologe : Zeitschrift der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN: 0941-293X

ISSN (Print): 0941-293X

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2008

Volume: 105

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Universitäts-Augenklinik Carl Gustav Carus, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307, Dresden, Germany. thomas.schilde@klinikum-nuernberg.de

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DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1587-9

PubMed ID: 17955247

SO-VID: b26ecf32-1ccd-42df-98b3-0e38d9c823ee

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