Conventional, accelerated cross-linking yield similar outcomes

Conventional and accelerated corneal cross-linking had comparable anatomic and visual outcomes in treating keratoconus, according to study findings.The prospective, randomized clinical trial included 153 eyes of 153 patients with progressive keratoconus; 76 eyes underwent conventional cross-linking (CXL) and 77 eyes underwent accelerated cross-linking. Mean patient age was 22.3 years in the conventional CXL group and 22.6 years in the accelerated CXL group.

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