Refractive Corneal Cross-linking for Progressive Keratoconus

Launched by MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · May 8, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

Irregular astigmatism (irregular corneal shape leading to irregular focus) is a common cause of failure to achieve an adequate spectacle correction for many patients with corneal disease. For patients affected, rigid gas permeable contact lenses are the only means of visual rehabilitation. Not all patients tolerate rigid contact lens wear, and those that do are often uncomfortable and have a restricted wearing time.

Keratoconus, in which the corneal shape becomes progressively steeper and more irregular in the 2nd to 4th decades of life, is a common cause of irregular astigmatism. Disease ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with progressive stage I - III keratoconus
• • Corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) \< 0.00 logMAR
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients under the age of 18 years
• • Active ocular surface disease
• • Minimum corneal thickness \< 375 µm
• • Vulnerable groups
• • Pregnancy