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<strong>ARVO</strong> 2013 Annual Meeting Abstracts by Scientific Section/Group - <strong>Cornea</strong>Kinga Kranitz, Illes Kovacs, Andrea Gyenes, Gábor László L.Sándor, Eva Juhasz, Lorant Dienes, Janos Nemeth, Zoltan Z. Nagy.Department of Ophthalmology, Semmelweis University, Budapest,Hungary.Purpose: To evaluate characteristics of corneal flattening after crosslinking(CXL) therapy in progressive keratoconus with Scheimpflugimaging.Methods: In this prospective study corneal CXL was performed in23 progressive keratoconus eyes (CXL group) and 15 nonprogressivekeratoconus eyes served as controls (control group).Posterior elevation values (PE) were measured at the thinnest point ofthe cornea, at the corneal vertex, 2 and 3 mm paracentrally (superior,inferior, temporal and nasal from the corneal vertex) by fixed spherereference surface with Scheimpflug-camera (Pentacam: OculusOptikgeräte GmbH) before and 1 year after CXL.Student t-test on paired samples, and multivariable regressionanalysis using general estimating equation model were applied forstatistical comparisons of corneal changes after CXL therapy.Results: Thinnest corneal thickness and PE values measured at thethinnest point of the cornea decreased significantly in the CXL group(from 457.78±23.81µm to 432.52±30.29 μm, P.05) in the CXL group. All PE values remained stable in controleyes (P>.05).Change in PE values significantly correlated with initial ThCT in theCXL group (r=0.48 P=0.02).General estimating equation model also showed that CXL treatmentsignificantly decreased PE only at the thinnest point of the cornea(with a mean 6.2 µm, P0.05 for all variables). Forstage II, the mean pre-CXL UDVA was 1.20±0.64 logMar, whichwas changed to 0.72±0.33 logMar after CXL (p=0.03). The meanpre-CXL steepest meridian K and apical K were 53.26±2.33 D and61.97±5.64 D respectively. They were significantly decreased to52.912±.20 D and 60.804±.69 D respectively (p=0.03, p=0.013,respectively). The mean pre-CXL and post-CXL CDVA, flattestmeridian K, and average K did not show any significant difference(p>0.05 for all variables). For stage III, the mean pre-CXL flattestmeridian K, steepest meridian K, average K and apical K weresignificantly decreased from 53.21±1.16 D, 58.40±2.66 D,55.661±.62 D, 66.05±3.81 D to 52.48±1.30 D, 57.262±.75 D,54.851±.78 D, 65.15±3.35 D after CXL respectively (p=0.001,p=0.001, p=0.001, p=0.001). There were no significant changebetween the pre and post-CXL UDVA and CDVA (p>0.05 for bothvariables).Conclusions: One year postoperatively, the effects of CXL on visionwas more significant in early and moderate stages of keratoconus,while the topographic improvement was more prominent in advancedstage.Commercial Relationships: Nurullah Cagil, None; Ozge Sarac,None; Emine Akcay, None; Nagihan Ugurlu, None; Erol Can,None; Gamze Can, NoneProgram Number: 5279 Poster Board Number: C0198Presentation Time: 2:45 PM - 4:30 PMShorter UVA Light Exposure Protocol for Crosslinking inKeratoconus in Children Without Progression CriteriaAndres Codriansky 1, 2 , Maria Carolina Aravena 1, 2 , Marcelo Coria 1, 2 .1 <strong>Cornea</strong> and Refractive Surgery, Hospital Sotero del Rio / IOPA,Santiago, Chile; 2 Cataract Surgery, Hospital Sotero del Rio, Santiago,Chile.Purpose: To report the safety and efficacy of a shorter UVA lightexposure crosslinking treatment Protocol in children withkeratoconus without progression criteria.Methods: Case series of patients with keratoconus who wereassumed to be progressive based on age of presentation.Patients were treated with crosslinking procedure as follows: 7mmcentral epithelium mechanical debridement, instillation of isotonicriboflavin 0,1% with dextran 20% solution every 3 minutes for 30minutes, verification of riboflavin in the anterior chamber wasperformed with a slit lamp microscope, then exposure to 3mw/cm2UVA Light for 20 minutes while instilling riboflavin drops every 3minutes. Patients were patched and seen the day after, at day 3, 7, 30,3- 6 months, at one year and then accordingly to the physiciancriteria. Clinical charts were review in a retrospective manner.Results: 10 eyes of 7 patients, 1 woman, 6 men, mean age 15,8 years,(range12 to 18), mean follow up 18,9 months (range: 9 to 33months).No adverse events nor drop in best corrected visual acuity werereported.Topography remained stable, with a mean flattening of the steepestKeratometry of 0,12 D and a mean steepening of the mean K of 0,2D.There were 3 cases of treatment failure, defined as steepening on themean Keratometry of 1D or more during follow up.Conclusions: Shorter UVA light exposure protocol seems to be safein Children who were assumed to be progressing. However, it mightnot be as effective as the standard 30 minute protocol, since we had a30% failure rate in this group of patients.A randomize, prospective, clinical trial with more patients isnecessary to draw more definitive conclusions.Commercial Relationships: Andres Codriansky, None; MariaCarolina Aravena, None; Marcelo Coria, None©2013, Copyright by the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc., all rights reserved. Go to iovs.org to access the version of record. For permissionto reproduce any abstract, contact the <strong>ARVO</strong> Office at arvo@arvo.org.

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