Cross-linking treatment for better visual acuity (CROSBI ID 289762)
Prilog u časopisu | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Grišević S, Gilevska F, Biščević A, Ahmedbegović- Pjano M, Pidro A, Patel S, Bohač M
engleski
Cross-linking treatment for better visual acuity
Aim To correlate the maximum anterior sagittal curvature (Kmax) changes and uncorrected (UDVA) and corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) in keratoconus patients after the cross-linking (CXL) procedure. Methods Forty-four eyes of 34 patients with keratoconus were analysed after the standard Dresden protocol CXL procedure had been performed. All patients underwent complete preoperative examination with a follow-up of 12 months with focus on UDVA, CDVA and Oculus Pentacam (Scheimpflug technology) analysis. We analysed and correlated Kmax changes in the postoperative period of 12 months together with visual acuity changes. Results Visual acuity improved significantly in the first 3 months after the procedure and even more significantly until the end of the first year. Even Kmax is the most relevant and most followed parameter for progression and regression of keratoconus, its lowering was not directly correlated with the visual acuity improvement (both uncorrected and corrected) in the first 6 months after corneal CXL procedure. Kmax was changed significantly in the period of 12 months post cross linking, but not in the first 6 months. Conclusion Corneal CXL should be considered as a procedure not just for corneal stiffening and stabilization, but also for visual acuity improvement in keratoconus patients
corneal stroma ; keratoconus ; refractive errors ; tomography
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Podaci o izdanju
17 (1)
2020.
123-128
objavljeno
1840-0132
1840-2445
10.17392/1071-20