Evaluation of the effect of corneal collagen cross-linking for keratoconus on the ocular higher-order aberrations
Ahmed Abdel-Karim El-Massry, Amgad Mostafa Dowidar, Tamer Hamdy Massoud, Baher Guirguis Daoud Tadros Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt Background: Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is the only treatment currently available to...
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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| Sumario: | Ahmed Abdel-Karim El-Massry, Amgad Mostafa Dowidar, Tamer Hamdy Massoud, Baher Guirguis Daoud Tadros Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria Governorate, Egypt Background: Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is the only treatment currently available to arrest the progression of keratoconus. The procedure consists of photopolymerization of stromal collagen fibers induced by combined action of a photosensitizing substance (riboflavin or vitamin B2) and ultraviolet-A light.Purpose: To determine changes in the ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after CXL and its correlation with changes in visual acuity.Design: Prospective interventional study.Subjects and methods: This study was conducted on 30 eyes of 16 patients with progressive keratoconus documented between 2012 and 2014. Patients were treated with epithelium-off CXL and followed for a minimum of 6 months. The following ocular HOAs were measured and analyzed using I-Tracey Aberrometer: coma, trefoil, spherical aberration, astigmatism, and total HOAs.Results: There was statistically significant improvement in uncorrected visual acuity and best-corrected visual acuity between the preoperative and 6-month evaluations (P<0.001). Total HOAs and total coma were statistically significantly reduced at 6 months by 25% and 18%, respectively. Significant improvement was seen in spherical aberration by 8.71% (P<0.001), while no significant change was observed in trefoil and high order astigmatism (P=0.405 and 0.329, respectively). There was a statistically significant change in the average (K) value at the apex between the preoperative values and the 6-month values (P<0.05).Conclusion: Total HOAs, total coma, and spherical aberrations decreased after CXL. Coma has a direct relationship with the improvement of visual function. Keywords: collagen cross-linking, progressive keratoconus, ultraviolet irradiation, wavefront aberrations |
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