A large retrospective study evaluated the safety of a post-operative therapy protocol after epithelium-off corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). In total, 1703 eyes of the 1190 patients with progressive keratoconus were enrolled in a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary care university hospital. CXL was performed using a standardized technique (Dresden protocol: 0.1% riboflavin solution containing dextran 20% for 30 min during the soaking phase followed by 30-min ultraviolet A irradiation (3 mW/cm2)). Postoperatively, a bandage contact lens was applied, and therapy included a topical fluoroquinolone antibiotic until the epithelium healed, followed by topical fluorometholone treatment for three weeks. Post-operative complications were recorded and analyzed. No cases of infectious keratitis occurred, whereas peripheral sterile infiltrates were observed in 1.17% of cases. Trace haze was typically present but did not have an impact on visual acuity. In fifteen cases (0.88%), visually significant anterior stromal opacity developed. Mild signs of dry eye were observed in 22 eyes (1.29%). The present study demonstrates that a post-operative treatment protocol including fluoroquinolone antibiotics and a BCL in the first phase until complete epithelial healing, followed by a three-week period of topical steroid treatment is safe and not associated with the development of microbial keratitis.
Evaluation of a Post-Operative Therapy Protocol after Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Patients Affected by Keratoconus / Knutsson, K. A.; Genovese, P. N.; Paganoni, G.; Ambrosio, O.; Ferrari, G.; Zennato, A.; Cataldo, M.; Caccia, M.; Rama, P.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:23(2022). [10.3390/jcm11237093]
Evaluation of a Post-Operative Therapy Protocol after Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking in Patients Affected by Keratoconus
Ferrari G.;Rama P.Ultimo
2022-01-01
Abstract
A large retrospective study evaluated the safety of a post-operative therapy protocol after epithelium-off corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). In total, 1703 eyes of the 1190 patients with progressive keratoconus were enrolled in a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary care university hospital. CXL was performed using a standardized technique (Dresden protocol: 0.1% riboflavin solution containing dextran 20% for 30 min during the soaking phase followed by 30-min ultraviolet A irradiation (3 mW/cm2)). Postoperatively, a bandage contact lens was applied, and therapy included a topical fluoroquinolone antibiotic until the epithelium healed, followed by topical fluorometholone treatment for three weeks. Post-operative complications were recorded and analyzed. No cases of infectious keratitis occurred, whereas peripheral sterile infiltrates were observed in 1.17% of cases. Trace haze was typically present but did not have an impact on visual acuity. In fifteen cases (0.88%), visually significant anterior stromal opacity developed. Mild signs of dry eye were observed in 22 eyes (1.29%). The present study demonstrates that a post-operative treatment protocol including fluoroquinolone antibiotics and a BCL in the first phase until complete epithelial healing, followed by a three-week period of topical steroid treatment is safe and not associated with the development of microbial keratitis.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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