Comparing the effects of two different contact lenses on corneal reepithelialization after corneal collagen cross-linking
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Comparing the effects of two different contact lenses on corneal re-epithelialization after corneal collagen cross-linking
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether keratoconus (KC) patients who applied the corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) and two different contact lens (CL) showed any differences in complaints and findings following the CXL. METHODS This prospective, comparative, double-blind clinical study involved 60 eyes of 60 patients (38 female and 22 male). At the end of the CXL procedure, CL (Balafilcon A) was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.333.12241