EyeWorld 2006-9-16 7:49:42

Collagen cross-linking one possibility to treat ectasia and keratoconus

by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Editor

Experimental approach with riboflavin tested by some clinicians

Collagen cross-linking with riboflavin may be one way to treat iatrogenic ectasia, said Amar Agarwal, M.S., F.R.C.S., Dr. Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Chennai, India.
The technique uses ultraviolet A (UVA) light and riboflavin to create new bonds between the adjacent collagen molecules so that the cornea is one and a half times thicker and less malleable, he said.
The approach was discussed at a course on refractive surgery worst case scenarios at the 2006 ASCRS•ASOA Symposium & Congress.

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