Epithelial remodeling after corneal crosslinking using higher fluence and accelerated treatment time.
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Epithelial remodeling after corneal crosslinking using higher fluence and accelerated treatment time.

  • Haberman ID From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Lang PZ From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Broncano AF From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Kim SW From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Hafezi F From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
  • Randleman JB From the Department of Ophthalmology (Haberman), New York University Langone Health, New York, New York, the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (Lang, Hafezi, Randleman), and the Roski Eye Institute (Hafezi, Randleman), University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA; the Department of Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Surgery (Broncano), El Brillante Clinic, Córdoba, Spain; the Department of Ophthalmology (Kim), Ulsan University of College of Medicine, Ulsan, South Korea; the Faculty of Medicine (Hafezi), University of Geneva, Geneva and ELZA Institute (Hafezi), Dietikon/Zurich, Switzerland; the Department of Ophthalmology (Hafezi), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. Electronic address: randlema@usc.edu.
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  • 2018-04-04
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  • Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. - 2018
English PURPOSE
To evaluate changes in regional corneal epithelial thickness after corneal crosslinking (CXL) using higher fluence (7.2 J/cm2) and accelerated treatment time (4 minutes) in eyes with progressive keratoconus using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and to correlate focal epithelial and focal anterior curvature changes.


SETTING
Academic medical center in the United States.


DESIGN
Prospective case series.


METHODS
Patients had anterior segment SD-OCT (RTVue-100) with focal stromal and epithelial measurements and Scheimpflug imaging before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after accelerated CXL.


RESULTS
Twenty-seven eyes from 20 patients were evaluated. Before the accelerated CXL, the epithelium was thinnest in the inferior inner and outer temporal regions, whereas at 12 months postoperatively, the epithelium was significantly thinned in multiple inferior and nasal regions by 1.1 to 3.2 μm (P < .05, all measurements), with no significant changes from 6 to 12 months. Epithelial thickness standard deviation across the central 6.0 mm was significantly reduced by 3 months (1.4 μm, P = .09) and remained stable at 12 months (P = .009). Change in epithelial thickness was poorly correlated to change in anterior curvature (r = -0.035).


CONCLUSIONS
Significant epithelial remodeling occurred after accelerated CXL in eyes with progressive keratoconus, with improved regularity across the central 6.0 mm, by 6 months after treatment. There was poor correlation between focal epithelial thickness and anterior curvature changes, with wide variability between patients. Establishing the pattern of epithelial remodeling after CXL might help optimize future custom treatment protocols.
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  • English
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