In this exclusive interview with Healio, Cosimo Mazzotta, MD, PhD, one of the pioneers of corneal cross-linking, reverses the conventional view of laser refractive surgery as a potentially harmful procedure in eyes with keratoconus.
This topic has divided the field between physicians who view the procedure as dangerous and those who consider it a viable option in select patients. According to Mazzotta, advanced CXL protocols combined with new ray tracing methods of ocular system analysis have made laser refractive surgery a safer, data-driven approach to corneal remodeling. In certain patients