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| Title |
Combined transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy and corneal collagen cross-linking for corneal ectasia after small-incision lenticule extraction—preoperative and 3-year postoperative results: a case report
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| Published in |
BMC Ophthalmology, July 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12886-018-0849-4 |
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| Authors |
Qingman Ge, Chuanbo Cui, Jing Wang, Guoying Mu |
| Abstract |
Corneal ectasia after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is uncommon. To our knowledge, this is the first report of 3-year results of combined phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) for corneal ectasia after SMILE. Herein, we describe a case of prominent corneal ectasia after SMILE treated with PTK combined with CXL 3 years ago. After surgery, maximum corneal keratometry, mean corneal keratometry, spherical equivalent and uncorrected distance visual acuity were significantly improved at follow-up intervals. Transepithelial PTK combined with CXL for corneal ectasia after SMILE may be an effective and safe treatment in the long term. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 13 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 13 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 2 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 54% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 23% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 8% |
| Engineering | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 62% |