VIDEO: Cross-linking innovations include oxygen, PTK combination

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Theo Guenter Seiler, MD, discusses the latest evolutions to increase the efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus.
While neither the amount of UV light nor riboflavin can be significantly altered in the treatment, the amount of oxygen can. This is achieved through the use of goggles that can increase environmental oxygen during the procedure by up to 100%, Seiler said.
Another innovation to improve the efficacy of the procedure is to perform a type (Read more...)

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