Keratoconus

RB Singh, S Koh, N Sharma, FA Woreta… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Keratoconus is a progressive eye disorder primarily affecting individuals in adolescence and
early adulthood. The ectatic changes in the cornea cause thinning and cone-like steepening …

Management of keratoconus: an updated review

R Deshmukh, ZZ Ong, R Rampat… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Keratoconus is the most common corneal ectatic disorder. It is characterized by progressive
corneal thinning with resultant irregular astigmatism and myopia. Its prevalence has been …

Corneal cross-linking at the slit lamp

F Hafezi, O Richoz, EA Torres-Netto… - Journal of Refractive …, 2021 - journals.healio.com
PURPOSE: To describe a new surgical technique where corneal cross-linking (CXL)(to treat
corneal ectasias) and photo-activated chromophore for keratitis-CXL (PACK-CXL) are …

Biomechanical and histological changes associated with riboflavin ultraviolet-A-induced CXL with different irradiances in young human corneal stroma

YW Fan, YX Hong, H Bao, YY Huang, P Zhang… - Computers in Biology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Keratoconus (KC) is a degenerative condition affecting the cornea, characterized by
progressive thinning and bulging, which can ultimately result in serious visual impairment …

Efficacy and safety of standard corneal cross-linking procedures performed with short versus standard riboflavin induction: a Save Sight Keratoconus Registry study

B Benito-Pascual, H Kandel, M Abbondanza, R Mills… - Cornea, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of short
versus standard riboflavin induction times in cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus. Methods: A …

Pulsed corneal crosslinking in the treatment of Keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Qureshi, SL Watson, H Kandel - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Corneal crosslinking (CXL) procedures are the treatment of choice in halting
progressive corneal ectasia and preserving visual acuity due to keratoconus. Pulsed …

Update on corneal collagen crosslinking for ectasia

H Pasha, L Palazzolo, G Prakash… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Update on corneal collagen crosslinking for ectasia : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Update on corneal collagen crosslinking for ectasia : Current Opinion in Ophthalmology Log …

[HTML][HTML] Corneal collagen cross-linking in patients with keratoconus from the Dresden protocol to customized solutions: theoretical basis

C Caruso, L D'Andrea, M Troisi, M Rinaldi… - International Journal …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Keratoconus is an ectatic condition characterized by gradual corneal thinning, corneal
protrusion, progressive irregular astigmatism, corneal fibrosis, and visual impairment. The …

Can UVA-light-activated riboflavin-induced collagen crosslinking be transferred from ophthalmology to spine surgery? A feasibility study on bovine intervertebral disc

I Vasilikos, GQ Teixeira, A Seitz, J Nothelfer, J Haas… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Collagen cross-links contribute to the mechanical resilience of the intervertebral
disc (IVD). UVA-light-activated riboflavin-induced collagen crosslinking (UVA-CXL) is a well …

[HTML][HTML] A Comparison Between Cross-Linking Protocols in Patients With Progressive Keratoconus: A Review

AA Aldayel, HM Alwael, RM Alshathri, HA Alnasser… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Keratoconus (KC) is a noninflammatory cornea disease leading to progressive thinning,
causing it to change from its normal dome shape to a cone shape. One of the novel …