{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Transepithelial Enhanced Fluence Pulsed Light M Accelerated Crosslinking for Early Progressive Keratoconus with Chemically Enhanced Riboflavin Solutions and Air Room Oxygen.
{Author}: Mazzotta C;Balamoun AA;Chabib A;Rechichi M;D'Oria F;Hafezi F;Bagaglia SA;Ferrise M;Mazzotta C;Balamoun AA;Chabib A;Rechichi M;D'Oria F;Hafezi F;Bagaglia SA;Ferrise M;
{Journal}: J Clin Med
{Volume}: 11
{Issue}: 17
{Year}: Aug 2022 27
{Factor}: 4.964
{DOI}: 10.3390/jcm11175039
{Abstract}: <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To assess the 3-year clinical results of the 18 mW 7 J/cm2 transepithelial enhanced fluence pulsed light M accelerated crosslinking in the treatment of progressive keratoconus (KC) with chemically enhanced hyper-concentrated riboflavin solutions without iontophoresis and with air-room oxygenation.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Siena Crosslinking Center, Siena, Italy.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>Prospective pilot, open non-randomized interventional study including 40 eyes of 30 young adult patients over 21 years old (10 simultaneous bilateral) with early (Stage I and II) progressive KC undergoing TE-EFPL 18 mW/7 J/cm2 ACXL (EFPL M TECXL). The 12 min and 58 s pulsed light (1 s on/1 s off) UV-A exposure treatments were performed with a biphasic corneal soaking using Paracel I 0.25% for 4 min and Paracel II 0.22% for 6 min riboflavin solutions and New KXL I UV-A emitter (Glaukos-Avedro, Waltham, USA) at an air room of 21% oxygenation. All patients completed the 3-year follow-up.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>CDVA showed a statistically significant improvement in the third postoperative month (Δ + 0.17 d. e.) with a final gain of +0.22 d. eq. AK showed a statistically significant decrease in the sixth postoperative month (Δ - 1.15 diopters). K itmax showed a statistically significant decrease at 1-year follow-up (Δ - 1.3 diopters). The coma value improved significantly by the sixth month (Δ - 0.54 µm). MCT remained stable during the entire follow-up. No adverse events were recorded. Corneal OCT revealed a mean demarcation line depth at 282.6 ± 23.6 μm.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Transepithelial enhanced fluence pulsed light M accelerated crosslinking with chemically enhanced riboflavin solution halted KC progression in young adult patients without iontophoresis and no intraoperative oxygen supplementation addressing the importance of increased fluence.