Research Article
Protection of Corneal Limbus from Riboflavin Prevents Epithelial Stem Cell Loss after Collagen Cross-Linking
Table 1
Pre- and postoperative measurements of central corneal thickness and endothelial cell counts.
| | | Group 1 (), riboflavin without ring | Group 2 (), riboflavin within ring | value |
| | Preoperative | | | | | CCT (µm) (371.8–390.8) | 384.6 ± 1.80 (382.8–387.6) | 381.6 ± 7.60 (371.8–390.8) | 0.548 | | ECC (cells/mm2) (3597–4167) | 3806 ± 218.70 (3597–4167) | 3765 ± 110.50 (3636–3906) | 0.917 |
| | Postoperative | | | | | CCT (µm) (627.8–838.8) | 693.5 ± 39.76 (651.4–755.0) | 719.3 ± 77.55 (627.8–838.8) | 0.691 |
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CCT: central corneal thickness; ECC: endothelial cell count.
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