Corneal crosslinking: Stabilization or rehabilitation?

Keratoconus and other ectasias are, fundamentally, disorders of refractive error. Since management options span the entire spectrum of anterior segment surgery, these conditions do not respect traditional disciplinary lines between the refractive surgeon, the cataract surgeon, and the corneal transplant surgeon. Corneal crosslinking (CXL), phakic IOL implantation, lens extraction with toric lens implantation, small aperture sulcus implants, intracorneal implants, photorefractive keratectomy (PRK), transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (PTK), deep or penetrating keratoplasty, and combinations of the above are all employed in the management of ectasia.
Source: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research