The corneal crosslinking （CXL） with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A （UVA） is a new therapy method to successfully treat infectious keratitis in clinical practice. However, there are rare reports on the complications ...The corneal crosslinking （CXL） with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A （UVA） is a new therapy method to successfully treat infectious keratitis in clinical practice. However, there are rare reports on the complications of CXL such as the secondary keratitis. The diverse clinical outcomes on keratitis have highlighted the necessity to further evaluate the efficacy and complications of CXL. We reviewed the positive and negative reports on UVA/riboflavin related with keratitis and provided our opinion on the therapeutic and side effect of UVA/riboflavin crosslinking on keratitis.展开更多
文摘The corneal crosslinking （CXL） with riboflavin and ultraviolet-A （UVA） is a new therapy method to successfully treat infectious keratitis in clinical practice. However, there are rare reports on the complications of CXL such as the secondary keratitis. The diverse clinical outcomes on keratitis have highlighted the necessity to further evaluate the efficacy and complications of CXL. We reviewed the positive and negative reports on UVA/riboflavin related with keratitis and provided our opinion on the therapeutic and side effect of UVA/riboflavin crosslinking on keratitis.
