C Nicula1, D Nicula2, R Popescu2, A Saplonţai-Pop3. 1. Optilens Clinic, 137, 21 Decembrie street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Electronic address: niculacristina65@yahoo.com. 2. Optilens Clinic, 137, 21 Decembrie street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 3. Faculty of general medicine, "Iuliu Haţieganu" university of medicine and pharmacy, 8, Victor Babeş street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the refractometric, keratometric and functional results 3 years after cross-linking therapy in patients with keratoconus. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-one patients in various stages of keratoconus were studied, all meeting eligibility criteria for the cross-linking technique. RESULTS: The results showed a decrease both in the K-values, of about 1.5 D, and in the refraction. Visual acuity improved by 1, 2 or 3 Snellen lines in 70% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: The cross-linking technique is a modern method for stopping the progression of keratoconus.
PURPOSE: To determine the refractometric, keratometric and functional results 3 years after cross-linking therapy in patients with keratoconus. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-one patients in various stages of keratoconus were studied, all meeting eligibility criteria for the cross-linking technique. RESULTS: The results showed a decrease both in the K-values, of about 1.5 D, and in the refraction. Visual acuity improved by 1, 2 or 3 Snellen lines in 70% of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: The cross-linking technique is a modern method for stopping the progression of keratoconus.