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Long-term follow-up of repeated corneal cross-linking for progressive keratoconus in young patients

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 83 (), 2024
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of repeated corneal cross-linking in eyes of children and adolescents with progressive keratoconus. Methods: This retrospective study included nine eyes of nine consecutive patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent repeated cor...

Use of gabapentin in management of postoperative pain after crosslinking

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of gabapentin in the management of neuropathic pain in patients with keratoconus, who were treated with fast (10 minutes) epi-off corneal crosslinking (CXL). Methods: This was a prospective, double-blind, randomized study. The sample compri...

Accelerated corneal cross-linking with hypo-osmolar riboflavin in thin keratoconic corneas: 2-year follow-up

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the outcomes of accelerated corneal cross-linking in keratoconic corneas with thinnest pachymetry values of <400 µm. Methods: The study included 28 eyes of 24 patients. The uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuities (logMAR), flattest and s...

Análise da eficácia do crosslinking transepitelial em pacientes portadores de ceratocone

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 78 (5), 2019
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar os resultados clínicos do Crosslinking Transepitelial (CXL) analisando sua eficácia em pacientes portadores de ceratocone progressivo. Métodos: Estudo transversal retrospectivo com 49 olhos e 37 pacientes com idades entre 10 e 50 anos, submetidos à técnica de CXL em 2017...

Accelerated collagen cross-linking in the management of advanced Acanthamoeba keratitis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To report our initial experience in the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis with accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking. Methods: Retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis with progressive corneal melting who were treated with accelerated collage...

Effect of accelerated corneal crosslinking on ocular response analyzer waveform-derived parameters in progressive keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the effect of accelerated corneal crosslinking on corneal biomechanics with an ocular response analyzer in patients with progressive keratoconus. Methods: In this retrospective study, 50 eyes of 45 patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent accelerated corneal cro...

Factors affecting visual acuity after accelerated crosslinking in patients with progressive keratoconus

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: The present study aimed to report the outcomes of patients with progressive keratoconus who were treated via accelerated crosslinking (CXL) 6 months earlier and to determine the factors that promoted improved visual acuity after treatment. Methods: This retrospective study included 35...

Six-month outcomes of corneal crosslinking with dextran-free isotonic riboflavin solution

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze the short-term clinical and topographic outcomes in patients with keratoconus after corneal collagen cross-linking treatment (CXL) with dextran-free isotonic riboflavin solution. Methods: In this retrospective case series, 26 eyes from 26 patients with keratoconus were stud...

Corneal collagen cross-linking for progressive keratoconus in patients aged 9 to 14

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (2), 2016
RESUMO Objetivo: Determinar a segurança e eficácia do cross-linking corneano (CXL) em pacientes de 9 a 14 anos de idade com ceratocone progressivo. Métodos: Dezesseis olhos de onze pacientes (8 homens e 3 mulheres) com ceratocone progressivo foram submetidos ao CXL, de acordo com o protocolo padrão...

Prognóstico visual de 'crosslinking' para ceratocone com base em tomografia de córnea pré-operatória

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 73 (4), 2014
Objetivo: Verificar índices tomográficos do pré-operatório de pacientes com ceratocone submetidos à crosslinking corneano (CXL) como fatores preditivos para a melhora na acuidade visual corrigidas (AVc) após um ano. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo que incluiu 63 olhos de 53 pacientes com ceratocone ...