Mohammad Miraftab1, Hassan Hashemi2, Mohammad Abdollahi3, Shekoufeh Nikfar4,5, Soheila Asgari1. 1. Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Noor Eye Hospital, Tehran, Iran. 2. Noor Research Center for Ophthalmic Epidemiology, Noor Eye Hospital, No. 96 Esfandiar Blvd., Vali'asr Ave., Tehran, Iran. research@norc.ac.ir. 3. The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmaceutical Administration, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 5. The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (TIPS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the one-year efficacy of accelerated and standard 5.4 J/cm2 protocols of cross-linking (CXL) in the treatment of progressive keratoconus. METHODS: In this systematic review, two members of the research team searched Scopus, Pubmed, ISI, Ovid, Science Direct, and Cochrane databases independently for publications between January 2010 and December 2016. The majority of retrieved studies were not randomized clinical trials (RCT), or the second arm of the RCT was either untreated or customized CXL. The outcomes of interest were uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction spherical equivalent, maximum keratometry in the central 3 mm, minimum keratometry in the central 3 mm, and corneal thickness in the apex or thinnest point at baseline and 1 year after CXL. RESULTS: Of the 453 papers found in the preliminary search, 23 papers were included in the final analysis. Analysis of variance of one-year changes showed that longer irradiation times were associated with a greater corneal flattening effect, although there was no difference in terms of improvement in vision or refraction. CONCLUSIONS: In other words, efficacy is comparable among different CXL protocols, so it is recommended to use the standard method in cases where maximum flattening is expected, such as young people and severe cases.
PURPOSE: To compare the one-year efficacy of accelerated and standard 5.4 J/cm2 protocols of cross-linking (CXL) in the treatment of progressive keratoconus. METHODS: In this systematic review, two members of the research team searched Scopus, Pubmed, ISI, Ovid, Science Direct, and Cochrane databases independently for publications between January 2010 and December 2016. The majority of retrieved studies were not randomized clinical trials (RCT), or the second arm of the RCT was either untreated or customized CXL. The outcomes of interest were uncorrected distance visual acuity, corrected visual acuity, manifest refraction spherical equivalent, maximum keratometry in the central 3 mm, minimum keratometry in the central 3 mm, and corneal thickness in the apex or thinnest point at baseline and 1 year after CXL. RESULTS: Of the 453 papers found in the preliminary search, 23 papers were included in the final analysis. Analysis of variance of one-year changes showed that longer irradiation times were associated with a greater corneal flattening effect, although there was no difference in terms of improvement in vision or refraction. CONCLUSIONS: In other words, efficacy is comparable among different CXL protocols, so it is recommended to use the standard method in cases where maximum flattening is expected, such as young people and severe cases.
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Accelerated cross-linking; Standard cross-linking; Systematic review
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