Clinical Study
Intraoperative Corneal Thickness Changes during Pulsed Accelerated Corneal Cross-Linking Using Isotonic Riboflavin with HPMC
Table 1
Summary of central epithelial thickness changes.
| CCT in microns | Mean | Standard deviation | Maximum | Minimum |
| Preoperative Pentacam CCT | 514.9 |
±33.12 | 561 | 470 | Preoperative USP CCT | 506.85 | ±35.4 | 559 | 459 | USP CCT after epithelial removal | 474.9 | ±39.75 | 535 | 420 | USP CCT after riboflavin | 445.7 | ±31.18 | 508 | 400 | USP CCT after UVA | 444.65 | ±34.53 | 521 | 400 |
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CCT: central corneal thickness, USP: ultrasound pachymetry, and UVA: ultraviolet.
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