Standard cross‐linking versus photorefractive keratectomy combined with accelerated cross‐linking for keratoconus management: a comparative study

Transepithelial Photorefractive Keratectomy with Crosslinking for Keratoconus

PURPOSE To analyse visual, refractive and topographic outcomes of combining transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (tPRK) with simultaneous corneal crosslinking for the visual rehabilitation of contact lens intolerant keratoconus patients. METHODS Patients with topographically significant keratoconus, limited corrected vision and intolerant of contact lenses were prospectively recruited,...

Iontophoresis-assisted versus standard corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus

Keratoconus is a bilateral, asymmetrical, non-inflammatory, progressive disease, which induces a conical cornea and visual impairment because of biomechanical changes (1). Keratoplasty is an effective method for this ectatic corneal disorder, however, donor cornea is devoid seriously especially in Asia including China. Conservative treatment approaches could not prevent deterioration of the con...

Combined collagen crosslinking treatments for keratoconus.

The landscape of keratoconus treatment has changed profoundly since the introduction of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL). A decade ago, a newly diagnosed keratoconus patient could expect a treatment plan that involved gradual escalation from spectacle correction to contact lens wear, perhaps followed by an attempt to improve contact lens tolerance or spectacle acuity with intrastromal cornea...

Crosslinking for recurrent keratoconus.

Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus

In this issue of JOVR, Derakhshan and co-authors 1 describe the results of crosslinking for patients with early keratoconus. Collagen crosslinking is a recently described technique of corneal tissue strengthening using riboflavin as a photosensitizer and ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation to promote the formation of intra-and interfibrillar covalent bonds by photosensitized oxidation. 2 To date, it ...