Clinical Study

Profile of Microbial Keratitis after Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking

Table 2

Reports of keratitis after collagen cross-linking in literature.

Author Number of cases reportedCDVATime to presentation (Days)Organisms Final CDVA

Pollhammer and Cursiefen [8]120/4003Escherichia coli 20/63
Rama et al. [9]15Acanthamoeba 20/40
Pérez-Santonja et al. [10]120/202Staphylococcus epidermidis 20/22
Zamora and Males [11]1CF3Streptococcus salivarius,  Streptococcus oralis, and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species20/50
Sharma et al. [12]1HMNF3Pseudomonas aeruginosa 20/200

CF: counting fingers, HMNF: hand movements near to face, and CDVA: corrected distance visual acuity.