Simultaneous topography-guided PRK followed by corneal collagen cross-linking after lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus | Zendy

Leopoldo Spadea | Zendy; Marino Paroli | Zendy

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Simultaneous topography-guided PRK followed by corneal collagen cross-linking after lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus

Author(s) -

Leopoldo Spadea,

Marino Paroli

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical ophthalmology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025

H-Index - 56

eISSN - 1177-5483

pISSN - 1177-5467

DOI - 10.2147/opth.s37280

Subject(s) - keratoconus , ophthalmology , medicine , corneal topography , visual acuity , photorefractive keratectomy , corneal collagen cross linking , refractive error , cornea , astigmatism , optometry , optics , physics

The purpose of this paper is to report the results of using combined treatment of customized excimer laser-assisted photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and prophylactic corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) for residual refractive error in a group of patients who had previously undergone lamellar keratoplasty for keratoconus.

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