Evaluation of Intrastromal Riboflavin Concentration in Human Corneas after Three Corneal Cross-Linking Imbibition Procedures: A Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Treated group</td><td align="center">EpiOff</td><td align="center">EpiOff RICROLIN+</td><td align="center">EpiOn RICROLIN+</td><td align="center">Iontophoresis RICROLIN+</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mean (mcg/dg)</td><td align="center">2.02</td><td align="center">4.33</td><td align="center">0.63</td><td align="center">1.15</td></tr><tr><td align="left">SD (mcg/dg)</td><td align="center">0.72</td><td align="center">0.12</td><td align="center">0.21</td><td align="center">0.27</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>HPLC/MS: high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry; SD: standard deviation.<br/></td></tr></table>

The mean intrastromal riboflavin concentration of each treatment group determined by HPLC/MS after three different imbibition techniques were used. 

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Table 2: Evaluation of Intrastromal Riboflavin Concentration in Human Corneas after Three Corneal Cross-Linking Imbibition Procedures: A Pilot Study 