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Can we avoid surgey? ‐ Crosslinking in the treatment of keratoconus
Author(s) -
Zsolt Nagy Zoltán
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2019.8256
Subject(s) - keratoconus , ophthalmology , ectasia , medicine , corneal topography , optometry , surgery , optics , cornea , physics
Crosslinking is one of the recent effective treatments for keratoconus. The aim is to strengthten the biomechanical stability of the keratoconic eye by increasing the crosslinks between the collagen lamellae. We have been performing corneal CXL for 10 years in the Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest. The progression of the ectasia was succesfully stopped in most of the cases. In advanced cases CXL was found to be useful also before corneal transplant procedures as well. Details will be presented during the course.