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ESCRS: 2017

The Longevity of CXL in Young Patients

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Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, comments on the effect of corneal crosslinking (CXL) in children and adolescents with keratoconus. Dr. Hafezi describes different discrepancies between study outcomes regarding the longevity of CXL's beneficial effects. He also shares findings from a meta-analysis showing that 22% of young patients with keratoconus had reactivation of the disease 5 years after CXL.

Posted: 10/08/2017

The Longevity of CXL in Young Patients

Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, comments on the effect of corneal crosslinking (CXL) in children and adolescents with keratoconus. Dr. Hafezi describes different discrepancies between study outcomes regarding the longevity of CXL's beneficial effects. He also shares findings from a meta-analysis showing that 22% of young patients with keratoconus had reactivation of the disease 5 years after CXL.

Posted: 10/08/2017


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polly campbell

7 years ago

are these figures the same for ectasia?

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