Collagen crosslinking impacts stromal wound healing and haze formation in a rabbit phototherapeutic keratectomy model

CONCLUSIONS: We showed that stromal haze formation and stromal stiffness is significantly increased following CXL, regardless of whether it is performed at or before the time of PTK. Further knowledge of the biophysical cues involved in determining corneal wound healing duration and outcomes will be important for understanding scarring following CXL and for the development of improved therapeutic options.PMID:37859806 | PMC:PMC10584030

Source: Molecular Vision - October 20, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Bret A Moore Iman Jalilian Soohyun Kim Makiko Mizutani Madison Mukai Connor Chang Alec M Entringer Kamesh Dhamodaran Vijay Krishna Raghunathan Leandro B C Teixeira Christopher J Murphy Sara M Thomasy Source Type: research