Excimer laser-assisted corneal epithelial pattern ablation for corneal cross-linking.
Jurriaan BrekelmansMor M DickmanShwetabh VermaSamuel Arba-MosqueraRuth GoldschmidtAlexandra GozAlexander BrandisTos T J M BerendschotIsabelle E Y SaelensArie L MarcovichAvigdor ScherzRudy M M A NuijtsPublished in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)
Excimer laser-assisted patterned de-epithelialization allows for effective CXL. Stromal chromophore concentration is, however, reduced, which may have safety implications given the need for sufficient UVA attenuation in RF/UVA CXL. The different safety profile of near-infrared (NIR) may allow safe WST11/NIR CXL even with reduced stromal chromophore concentration values. In vivo studies are needed to evaluate the benefits and further assess safety of excimer laser-assisted patterned de-epithelialization for corneal CXL.