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Corneal ectatic disorders, such as keratoconus, progressively weaken corneal integrity, leading to thinning, irregular astigmatism and visual deterioration.1 Typically progressive in nature, these ectasias result in increasingly thinner corneas, causing the cornea to protrude forward into a cone shape. This leads to increasing amounts of myopia and astigmatism – both regular and irregular – as the disease […]

Part 1: Emilio Torres-Netto, WOC 2020 – Corneal Cross-linking for Progressive Keratoconus

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Published Online: Jul 31st 2020

Emilio Torres-Netto (CABMM, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland) shares his thoughts on the rationale of corneal cross-linking in progressive keratoconus and the reasons for the lack of long-term data on corneal cross-linking to date.

1. What is the rationale for corneal cross-linking in progressive keratoconus? (0:09)
2. Before your study, how much long-term data on the use of corneal cross-linking were available? (0:57)

Disclosures: Emilio Torres-Netto has no financial or non-financial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this video.

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Published: 31 July 2020

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