Accelerated Corneal Crosslinking for Treatment of Progressive Keratoconus in Pediatric Patients

Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of accelerated corneal crosslinking (CXL) in patients with progressive keratoconus aged 18 years or less. Methods A total of 28 eyes from 19 patients with progressive keratoconus aged 18 years or less were enrolled. We divided participants into 2 groups ac...

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Published in:European journal of ophthalmology 2017-05, Vol.27 (3), p.319-325
Main Authors: Ulusoy, Döndü M., Göktaş, Emre, Duru, Necati, Özköse, Ayşe, Ataş, Mustafa, Yuvacı, İsa, Arifoğlu, Hasan B., Zararsız, Gökmen
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate the safety and efficacy of accelerated corneal crosslinking (CXL) in patients with progressive keratoconus aged 18 years or less. Methods A total of 28 eyes from 19 patients with progressive keratoconus aged 18 years or less were enrolled. We divided participants into 2 groups according to corneal thickness (CT). Group 1 included 13 eyes of 8 patients with CT ≥450 µm; group 2 included 15 eyes of 11 patients with CT
ISSN:1120-6721
1724-6016
DOI:10.5301/ejo.5000848