The Effect of Riboflavin/UVA Collagen Cross-linking Therapy on the Structure and Hydrodynamic Behaviour of the Ungulate and Rabbit Corneal Stroma

Sally Hayes; Christina S. Kamma-Lorger; Craig Boote; Robert D. Young; Andrew J. Quantock; Anika Rost; Yasmeen Khatib; Jonathan Harris; Naoto Yagi; Nicholas Terrill; Keith M. Meek

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052860

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The Effect of Riboflavin/UVA Collagen Cross-linking Therapy on the Structure and Hydrodynamic Behaviour of the Ungulate and Rabbit Corneal Stroma

Sally Hayes,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Christina S. Kamma-Lorger,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Craig Boote,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Robert D. Young,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Andrew J. Quantock,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Anika Rost,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Yasmeen Khatib,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Jonathan Harris,

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Naoto Yagi,

Affiliation Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Spring-8, Hyogo, Japan
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Nicholas Terrill,

Affiliation Diamond Light Source, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Keith M. Meek

* E-mail: meekkm@cf.ac.uk

Affiliation Structural Biophysics Research Group, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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The Effect of Riboflavin/UVA Collagen Cross-linking Therapy on the Structure and Hydrodynamic Behaviour of the Ungulate and Rabbit Corneal Stroma

Sally Hayes,
Christina S. Kamma-Lorger,
Craig Boote,
Robert D. Young,
Andrew J. Quantock,
Anika Rost,
Yasmeen Khatib,
Jonathan Harris,
Naoto Yagi,
Nicholas Terrill

Published: January 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052860

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