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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2020

Efficacy of Standard and Accelerated (10 Minutes) Corneal Crosslinking in Keratoconus Stabilization.

Ricardo Alexandre Stock, Gustavo Brustollin, Rafael André Mergener, Elcio Luiz Bonamigo

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ricardo Alexandre StockMedical School of the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC), Joaçaba Campus, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9509-4342
Gustavo BrustollinMedical School of the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC), Joaçaba Campus, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4847-5211
Rafael André MergenerMedical School of the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC), Joaçaba Campus, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8004-7287
Elcio Luiz BonamigoMedical School of the University of the West of Santa Catarina (Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina - UNOESC), Joaçaba Campus, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0226-7070
Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate whether Accelerated CXL for 10 minutes is as effective as standard CXL for 30 minutes for the treatment of progressive keratoconus. PATIENTS AND

methodsEighty-two eyes of 62 patients with keratometry examinations performed before and 6 months after surgery were studied. A total of 39 eyes underwent standard CXL with UVA irradiation of 3 mW/cm

resultsThe means of the keratometry measurements in the preoperative period for the eyes subjected to standard CXL were 46.27 dioptres (D) on the flat axis (K1) and 48.93 D on the steep axis (K2). Postoperatively, K1 was 46.21 D and K2 was 48.97 D, a difference without statistical significance (p = 0.47 and p = 0.48, respectively). In the Accelerated CXL protocol, the preoperative measurements were 44.55 D and 46.19 D for K1 and K2, respectively. In the postoperative period, K1 was 43.37 D, and K2 was 46.64 D (p = 0.38 and p = 0.27, respectively). In the standard group, the mean maximum keratometry (Kmax) preoperatively was 55.87 D, with no statistical significance (p = 0.29). In the preoperative period, the Kmax of the Accelerated group was 51.15 D, with no statistical significance (p = 0.32).

conclusionBased on the keratometry results, the accelerated protocol was as effective as the standard protocol for keratoconus stabilization.

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