Medscape

Corneal Crosslinking: Is Using an Epithelium-On Technique Effective?

Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) has been available in Europe for nearly 15 years, beginning with its discovery in 1997 by the German ophthalmologist Theo Seiler and the subsequent publishing of ...
Healio

Cross-linking: A milestone in the management of keratoconus

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . First developed by Theo Seiler and his team in Zurich in 1993, corneal collagen cross-linking, or CXL, was ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Photochemical corneal collagen cross‑linkage using riboflavin and ultraviolet A for keratoconus and keratectasia

Strengthening fibres in the cornea using riboflavin eye drops and ultraviolet A light to treat keratoconus and keratectasia Keratoconus is a degenerative condition that usually affects both eyes. It ...
Nature

Comparative study of long-term outcomes of accelerated and conventional collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus

Comparative clinical study of consecutive progressive keratoconic eyes that underwent either accelerated CXL (9 mW/cm 2 ultraviolet A (UVA) light irradiance for 10 min) or conventional CXL (3 mW/cm 2 ...
Healio

Should PACK-CXL be used as a first-line procedure for or in addition to antimicrobial treatment?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2014 we published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology one of the first papers on PACK-CXL. We reported on ...
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Photochemical corneal collagen cross‑linkage using riboflavin and ultraviolet A for keratoconus and keratectasia

The corneal collagen cross‑linkage (CXL) procedures are normally done as outpatient procedures using topical anaesthesia, and typically take 60 to 90 minutes. In epithelium‑off CXL, the epithelium is ...