Open AccessOutcomes of Conductive Keratoplasty Combined with Corneal Crosslinking in Advanced Ectatic Corneal Disease
Author(s) -
Mazen Sinjab,
Roy S. Rubinfeld,
Kirsten Wagner,
Edward C. Parsons,
Arthur Cummings,
Michael W. Belin
Publication year - 2021
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.s259012
Subject(s) - medicine , keratoconus , ectasia , ophthalmology , cornea , visual acuity , retrospective cohort study , surgery
To assess the effectiveness of a novel treatment for patients with advanced corneal ectasia and loss of visual acuity (VA). Conductive keratoplasty (CK) is performed to improve VA followed by epithelium-on (epi-on) corneal crosslinking (CXL) to stabilize the cornea after CK.