Comparison of the Effect of Epithelial Removal by Transepithelial Phototherapeutic Keratectomy or Manual Debridement on Cross-linking Procedures for Progressive Keratoconus
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Comparison of the Effect of Epithelial Removal by Transepithelial Phototherapeutic Keratectomy or Manual Debridement on Cross-linking Procedures for Progressive Keratoconus.
PURPOSE To compare the visual, refractive, keratometric, topographic, and pachymetric outcomes of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for progressive keratoconus following epithelial removal by transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) or manual debridement. METHODS In this analysis, 339 eyes (78% male, 22% female) that had undergone CXL following manual epithelial debridement (n = ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Refractive Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1081-597X
DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20160712-01