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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2024

Ultraviolet-A absorbance analysis in thin porcine corneas pre-and post-crosslinking.

Renan Rodrigues, Paulo Schor, Bernardo Kaplan Moscovici, Priscila Guidini, Mario Antonio Stefani, Patrícia Alessandra Bersanetti

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Renan RodriguesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2406-686X
Paulo SchorDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3999-4706
Bernardo Kaplan MoscoviciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4441-4304
Priscila GuidiniResearch & Development Department, Opto Eletronica S.A., São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Mario Antonio StefaniResearch & Development Department, Opto Eletronica S.A., São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1976-2374
Patrícia Alessandra BersanettiDepartment of Biochemistry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

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Abstract

purposeTo determine the absorbance coefficient of the thin porcine cornea to ultraviolet-A radiation (365 nm) submitted for crosslinking.

methodsThis in vitro, benchtop experiment using cadaver tissue study analyzed 12 porcine corneal lamellas, which were obtained using a microkeratome after mechanical de-epithelization and separated into three thickness groups: 180, 300, and 360 μm. The corneal thickness values were measured by anterior-segment optical coherence tomography. All lamellas had ultraviolet-A (365 nm) absorbance measured with a 96-well plate spectrophotometer using an ultraviolet transparent microplate before riboflavin instillation and preand post-crosslinking according to the Dresden protocol.

resultsThe ultraviolet absorbance profiles of the 180, 300, and 360 μm groups were obtained as α-coefficients of 12.85, 76.55, and 120.27, respectively. A theoretical formula was calculated though a statistical analysis that demonstrated the correlation between stromal lamellar thickness and ultraviolet absorbance.

conclusionsCorneal thickness and ultraviolet-A spectral absorbance of corneal lamellas showed linear correlation. These findings can potentially contribute to the optimization of ultraviolet-A application during crosslinking, making the treatment of corneas with thickness <400 μm safe and personalized energy delivery for each corneal thickness.

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CorneaResearch DesignAnimalsRiboflavinSwineTomography, Optical CoherenceUltraviolet RaysRiboflavin

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