Clinical Study
Evaluation of Epithelial Integrity with Various Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking Protocols for Treatment of Keratoconus
Table 2
Overview of the 6 different treatment protocols used in this study.
| | Group | Riboflavin formulation | Soak time
(minutes) | UVA irradiance
(mW/cm2) | UVA time | Total energy
(J/cm2) |
| | 1 | Ricrolin TE | 30 | 3 | 30 minutes | 5.4 | | 2 | Medio-Cross TE | 30 | 3 | 30 minutes | 5.4 | | 3 | ParaCel | 15 | 45 | 2 minutes
40 seconds | 7.2 | | 4 | Ricrolin+ (with Iontophoresis) | 5 | 10 | 9 minutes | 5.4 | | 5 | ParaCel and VibeX Xtra
(2 stage application) | 3 + 7 | 45 | 2 minutes
40 seconds, continuous irradiation | 7.2 | | 6 | ParaCel and VibeX Xtra
(2 stage application) | 3 + 7 | 45 | 5 minutes
20 seconds, pulsed irradiation (1 s on, 1 s off) | 7.2 |
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