In vivo confocal microscopy analyses of corneal microstructural changes in a prospective study of collagen cross-linking in keratoconus

Ophthalmology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 469-474

  Jordan, Charlotte ^a   Patel, Dipika V ^a   Abeysekera, Nandoun ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT STUDIES; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CORNEAL KERATOCYTES; CORNEAL STROMA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOCONUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NERVE REGENERATION; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIBOFLAVIN; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895071967     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.09.014     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Y.S. Rabinowitz Keratoconus Surv Ophthalmol 42 1998 297 319
2. M. Edwards, C.N. McGhee, and S. Dean The genetics of keratoconus Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 29 2001 345 351
3. C.N. McGhee 2008 Sir Norman McAlister Gregg Lecture: 150 years of practical observations on the conical cornea-what have we learned? Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 37 2009 160 176
4. H. Wagner, J.T. Barr, K. Zadnik Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study Group Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study: methods and findings to date Cont Lens Anterior Eye 30 2007 223 232
5. G. Wollensak, E. Spoerl, and T. Seiler Riboflavin/ultraviolet-A-induced collagen crosslinking for the treatment of keratoconus Am J Ophthalmol 135 2003 620 627
6. C. Wittig-Silva, M. Whiting, and E. Lamoureux et al. A randomized controlled trial of corneal collagen cross-linking in progressive keratoconus: preliminary results J Refract Surg 24 2008 S720 S725
7. D.V. Patel, and C.N. McGhee Contemporary in vivo confocal microscopy of the living human cornea using white light and laser scanning techniques: a major review Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 35 2007 71 88
8. N. Efron, and J.G. Hollingsworth New perspectives on keratoconus as revealed by corneal confocal microscopy Clin Exp Optom 91 2008 34 55
9. D.V. Patel, and C.N. McGhee Mapping the corneal sub-basal nerve plexus in keratoconus by in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 47 2006 1348 1351
10. J.Y. Ku, R.L. Niederer, and D.V. Patel et al. Laser scanning in vivo confocal analysis of keratocyte density in keratoconus Ophthalmology 115 2008 845 850
11. C. Mazzotta, C. Traversi, and S. Baiocchi et al. Corneal healing after riboflavin ultraviolet-A collagen cross-linking determined by confocal laser scanning microscopy in vivo: early and late modifications Am J Ophthalmol 146 2008 527 533
12. L. Imre, and A. Nagymihaly Reliability and reproducibility of corneal endothelial image analysis by in vivo confocal microscopy Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 239 2001 356 360
13. J.P. Szaflik Comparison of in vivo confocal microscopy of human cornea by white light scanning slit and laser scanning systems Cornea 26 2007 438 445
14. J.O. Croxatto, A.E. Tytiun, and C.J. Argento Sequential in vivo confocal microscopy study of corneal wound healing after cross-linking in patients with keratoconus J Refract Surg 26 2010 638 645
15. S. Knappe, O. Stachs, and A. Zhivov et al. Results of confocal microscopy examinations after collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and UVA light in patients with progressive keratoconus Ophthalmologica 225 2011 95 104
16. D. Touboul, N. Efron, and D. Smadja et al. Corneal confocal microscopy following conventional, transepithelial, and accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking procedures for keratoconus J Refract Surg 28 2012 769 776
17. D. Wasilewski, G.H. Mello, and H. Moreira Impact of collagen crosslinking on corneal sensitivity in keratoconus patients Cornea 32 2013 899 902
18. J.C. Erie Corneal wound healing after photorefractive keratectomy: a 3-year confocal microscopy study Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc 101 2003 293 333
19. J.C. Erie, J.W. McLaren, D.O. Hodge, and W.M. Bourne Recovery of corneal subbasal nerve density after PRK and LASIK Am J Ophthalmol 140 2005 1059 1064
20. V. Kaya, C.A. Utine, and O.F. Yilmaz Efficacy of corneal collagen cross-linking using a custom epithelial debridement technique in thin corneas: a confocal microscopy study J Refract Surg 27 2011 444 450
21. C. Mazzotta, A. Balestrazzi, and C. Traversi et al. Treatment of progressive keratoconus by riboflavin-UVA-induced cross-linking of corneal collagen: ultrastructural analysis by Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph II in vivo confocal microscopy in humans Cornea 26 2007 390 397
22. G. Wollensak, E. Spoerl, M. Wilsch, and T. Seiler Keratocyte apoptosis after corneal collagen cross-linking using riboflavin/UVA treatment Cornea 23 2004 43 49
23. S.E. Wilson Everett Kinsey Lecture. Keratocyte apoptosis in refractive surgery CLAO J 24 1998 181 185
24. S.E. Wilson, Y.G. He, and J. Weng et al. Epithelial injury induces keratocyte apoptosis: hypothesized role for the interleukin-1 system in the modulation of corneal tissue organization and wound healing Exp Eye Res 62 1996 325 327
25. M.C. Helena, F. Baerveldt, W.J. Kim, and S.E. Wilson Keratocyte apoptosis after corneal surgery Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 39 1998 276 283
26. M.Q. Salomao, S.S. Chaurasia, and A. Sinha-Roy et al. Corneal wound healing after ultraviolet-A/riboflavin collagen cross-linking: a rabbit study J Refract Surg 27 2011 401 407
27. G.D. Kymionis, D.M. Portaliou, and V.F. Diakonis et al. Posterior linear stromal haze formation after simultaneous photorefractive keratectomy followed by corneal collagen cross-linking Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 51 2010 5030 5033
28. R. Mencucci, M. Marini, and I. Paladini et al. Effects of riboflavin/UVA corneal cross-linking on keratocytes and collagen fibres in human cornea Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 38 2010 49 56
29. M.V. Netto, R.R. Mohan, and S. Sinha et al. Stromal haze, myofibroblasts, and surface irregularity after PRK Exp Eye Res 82 2006 788 797
30. G.D. Kymionis, M.A. Grentzelos, and G.A. Kounis et al. Combined transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy and corneal collagen cross-linking for progressive keratoconus Ophthalmology 119 2012 1777 1784