PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of customized corneal crosslinking (CXL) for treatment of progressive keratoconus (KC) using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. SETTING: Siena Crosslinking Center, Siena, Italy. DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series. METHODS: Twenty-seven eyes of 24 patients (mean age 29.3 ± 7.3 years) with progressive KC underwent customized corneal CXL using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. Ultraviolet (UV)-A irradiation of 365 nm wavelength was delivered in an accelerated (30 mW/cm) pulsed-light UV light exposure in a 2-zone elliptical pattern. A total dose of 10 J/cm was delivered at the KC apex, surrounded by a broadbeam spot of 7.2 J/cm. After 0.25% riboflavin corneal soaking, the UV-A irradiation was initiated in the presence of additional oxygen (≥90% concentration) delivered through special goggles connected to an oxygen delivery system (flow-rate 2.5 liters per minute). Key outcome measures included corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), keratometry (AK, K1, K2, and K-average), corneal higher-order aberrations, topographic and manifest cylinder, corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) demarcation line, and endothelial cell count. RESULTS: Of the 27 eyes studied, a significant improvement of CDVA was recorded at 6-month follow-up visits, from baseline 0.19 ± 0.06 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) to 0.11 ± 0.04 logMAR (P < .05). Significant flattening of steep keratometry (K2) was reported with mean change of -1.9 diopters (D) (P < .05), and coma values improved from 0.47 ± 0.28 µm to 0.28 ± 0.16 µm (P < .05). OCT revealed 2 demarcation lines at mean depths of 218.23 ± 43.32 µm and 325.71 ± 39.70 µm. CONCLUSIONS: In this series, customized CXL using a transepithelial approach with intraoperative supplemental oxygen resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in corneal curvature and CDVA without significant adverse events.

Mazzotta, C., Sgheri, A., Bagaglia, S.A., Rechichi, M., Di Maggio, A. (2020). Customized corneal crosslinking for treatment of progressive keratoconus: Clinical and OCT outcomes using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, 46(12), 1582-1587 [10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000347].

Customized corneal crosslinking for treatment of progressive keratoconus: Clinical and OCT outcomes using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen

Mazzotta C.;Sgheri A.;Di Maggio A.
2020-01-01

Abstract

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of customized corneal crosslinking (CXL) for treatment of progressive keratoconus (KC) using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. SETTING: Siena Crosslinking Center, Siena, Italy. DESIGN: Prospective interventional case series. METHODS: Twenty-seven eyes of 24 patients (mean age 29.3 ± 7.3 years) with progressive KC underwent customized corneal CXL using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. Ultraviolet (UV)-A irradiation of 365 nm wavelength was delivered in an accelerated (30 mW/cm) pulsed-light UV light exposure in a 2-zone elliptical pattern. A total dose of 10 J/cm was delivered at the KC apex, surrounded by a broadbeam spot of 7.2 J/cm. After 0.25% riboflavin corneal soaking, the UV-A irradiation was initiated in the presence of additional oxygen (≥90% concentration) delivered through special goggles connected to an oxygen delivery system (flow-rate 2.5 liters per minute). Key outcome measures included corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), keratometry (AK, K1, K2, and K-average), corneal higher-order aberrations, topographic and manifest cylinder, corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) demarcation line, and endothelial cell count. RESULTS: Of the 27 eyes studied, a significant improvement of CDVA was recorded at 6-month follow-up visits, from baseline 0.19 ± 0.06 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) to 0.11 ± 0.04 logMAR (P < .05). Significant flattening of steep keratometry (K2) was reported with mean change of -1.9 diopters (D) (P < .05), and coma values improved from 0.47 ± 0.28 µm to 0.28 ± 0.16 µm (P < .05). OCT revealed 2 demarcation lines at mean depths of 218.23 ± 43.32 µm and 325.71 ± 39.70 µm. CONCLUSIONS: In this series, customized CXL using a transepithelial approach with intraoperative supplemental oxygen resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in corneal curvature and CDVA without significant adverse events.
2020
Mazzotta, C., Sgheri, A., Bagaglia, S.A., Rechichi, M., Di Maggio, A. (2020). Customized corneal crosslinking for treatment of progressive keratoconus: Clinical and OCT outcomes using a transepithelial approach with supplemental oxygen. JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY, 46(12), 1582-1587 [10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000000347].
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