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Published in: International Ophthalmology 11/2019

01-11-2019 | Review

The efficacy of standard versus accelerated epi-off corneal cross-linking protocols: a systematic review and sub-group analysis

Authors: Mohammad Miraftab, Hassan Hashemi, Mohammad Abdollahi, Shekoufeh Nikfar, Soheila Asgari

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 11/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

To compare the one-year efficacy of accelerated and standard 5.4 J/cm2 protocols of cross-linking (CXL) in the treatment of progressive keratoconus.

Methods

In this systematic review, two members of the research team searched Scopus, Pubmed, ISI, Ovid, Science Direct, and Cochrane databases independently for publications between January 2010 and December 2016. The majority of retrieved studies were not randomized clinical trials (RCT), or the second arm of the RCT was either untreated or customized CXL. The outcomes of interest were uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction spherical equivalent, maximum keratometry in the central 3 mm, minimum keratometry in the central 3 mm, and corneal thickness in the apex or thinnest point at baseline and 1 year after CXL.

Results

Of the 453 papers found in the preliminary search, 23 papers were included in the final analysis. Analysis of variance of one-year changes showed that longer irradiation times were associated with a greater corneal flattening effect, although there was no difference in terms of improvement in vision or refraction.

Conclusions

In other words, efficacy is comparable among different CXL protocols, so it is recommended to use the standard method in cases where maximum flattening is expected, such as young people and severe cases.
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Metadata
Title
The efficacy of standard versus accelerated epi-off corneal cross-linking protocols: a systematic review and sub-group analysis
Authors
Mohammad Miraftab
Hassan Hashemi
Mohammad Abdollahi
Shekoufeh Nikfar
Soheila Asgari
Publication date
01-11-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 11/2019
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01091-y

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