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Crosslinking studied as alternative to antibiotic treatment for infectious keratitis
BARCELONA — Photoactivated chromophore for keratitis, a crosslinking technique specifically aimed at treating infectious keratitis, is showing promising results and could be a valid alternative to antibiotics at a time when resistance is an alarming concern, according to a speaker. “PACK-CXL crosslinking dates back to 2007, when our group realized that CXL could treat corneal infections. One of the key elements in our discovery was solar disinfection, propagated by WHO as a means to make water drinkable,” Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, said at the EuCornea Congress preceding the European Society (Read more...)