Acute corneal melt and perforation – A possible complication after riboflavin/UV-A crosslinking (CXL) in keratoconus

Purpose: To report two cases of acute corneal melting and perforation requiring emergency penetrating keratoplasty after corneal crosslinking (CXL) in advanced keratoconus. Observations: Case 1 was a 34 and case 2 was a 16-year old male, both with progressive keratoconus, who underwent CXL (Dresden...

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Main Authors: Anne Tillmann, Daniel DanielKampik, Maria Borrelli, Maximilian Seidl, Johannes Menzel-Severing, Theo Günter Seiler, Gerd Geerling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993622004510