Corneal Biomechanical Changes after Crosslinking for Progressive Keratoconus with the Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology

Purpose. To evaluate the effect of corneal crosslinking in progressive keratoconus by applying in vivo corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology. Design. Longitudinal retrospective study. Subjects and Controls. Seventeen eyes of patients treated with corneal crosslinking for progressive keratocon...

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Published in:Journal of Ophthalmology 2014-01, Vol.2014 (3), p.36-43
Main Authors: Linke, Stephan J., Druchkiv, Vasyl, Casagrande, Maria K., Frings, Andreas, Mousli, Aiham, Katz, Toam, Steinberg, Johannes, Richard, Gisbert
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Language:English
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Biomechanics
Care and treatment
Contact lenses
Cornea
Development and progression
Eye movements
Keratoconus
Microemulsions
Ophthalmic research
Protein crosslinking
Software
Topography
Vitamin B
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Summary:Purpose. To evaluate the effect of corneal crosslinking in progressive keratoconus by applying in vivo corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology. Design. Longitudinal retrospective study. Subjects and Controls. Seventeen eyes of patients treated with corneal crosslinking for progressive keratoconus. Methods. Corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology analyses (research software version 6.07r08) of subjects with progressive keratoconus before and 3 months after corneal crosslinking (CXL) were reviewed retrospectively. t-test (for normal distribution) and Wilcoxon matched-pairs test (if not normally distributed) were used to test for statistically significant differences between pre- and post-CXL analyses. Results. We demonstrated statistically significant differences for the intraocular pressure (median: +3 mmHg, P =0.004), the central corneal pachymetry (pachy; mean: −35 µm, P
ISSN:2090-004X
2090-0058
DOI:10.1155/2014/579190