Journal Reviews

Bandage contact lens cultures after corneal collagen cross-linking

1 August 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | Bacterial contamination, contact lens, corneal collagen cross-linking, keratoconus, photorefractive keratotomy

Corneal collagen cross-linking (CCL) is a treatment modality that has been shown to stop the progression of keratoconus. There have also been reports that CCL acts as an antimicrobiologic agent in treating resistant microbial keratitis. This study aimed to investigate...

Conventional vs. accelerated cross-linking

1 August 2016 | | Cornea / External Eye Disease | accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking, corneal collagen cross-linking, keratoconus

The Dresden protocol of 3mW/cm2 irradiance for 30 minutes has been extensively studied and has shown advantageous clinical and topographical results. However, this protocol is time-consuming and therefore accelerated CXL using higher irradiance to shorten treatment duration has emerged. The...