Journals / Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi / 2009 / Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 2

Collagen cross linking in the treatment of corneal ectatic diseases

Korneanın ektatik hastalıklarının tedavisinde kollajen çapraz bağlama

Pages
153–160
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Together with the topographic decrease in mean keratometry value, approximately 2.5 D decrease in mean spherical equivalent, improvement in morphological symmetry and decrease in corneal aberrations were detected.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Collagen crosslinking has been widely used in ectatic disease of the cornea.
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Key Findings & Data:After removal of the corneal epithelium ve saturation with riboflavin drops, 3 mW/cm2 UVA (total 5.4J/cm2 surface dosage) is applied for 30 minutes.
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Conclusion & Impact:Together with the topographic decrease in mean keratometry value, approximately 2.5 D decrease in mean spherical equivalent, improvement in morphological symmetry and decrease in corneal aberrations were detected.
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Abstract

Collagen crosslinking has been widely used in ectatic disease of the cornea. This method causes photopolymerisation of the stromal collagen fibers with the combined effect of the photosensitizing substance riboflavin and ultraviolet A (UVA) beam. After removal of the corneal epithelium ve saturation with riboflavin drops, 3 mW/cm2 UVA (total 5.4J/cm2 surface dosage) is applied for 30 minutes. As a results of a photooxidative mechanism (oxidative desamination), intra-fibrillary covalent bonds increase. After the treatment, new collagen with thicker diameter and resistance to enzymatic degradation is formed. By this way, “freezing” the stromal collagen and increase in corneal biomechanical stability are aimed. Beside keratoconus and iatrogenic keratectasia, this treatment has been tried for reinforcing the effect of intracorneal rings, treatment of corneal melting, bullous keratopathy ve hydrops. Immediately after the treatment, almost complete loss of keratocytes in the anterior and mid-stroma and stromal edema are seen. At the postoperative 3rd month, keratocytes begin to regenerate and edema begin to disappear. The cell density increase progressively in the postoperative period and around 6th month, regeneration of the keratocytes is complete, together with the increase in the stromal fiber density. The mean treatment depth is ~320 µm. After treatment in stroma thicker than 400 µm, endothelial damage is not seen. Together with the topographic decrease in mean keratometry value, approximately 2.5 D decrease in mean spherical equivalent, improvement in morphological symmetry and decrease in corneal aberrations were detected.

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Kollajen çapraz bağlama, son yıllarda korneanın ektatik hastalıklarının tedavisinde yaygınlaşmıştır. Bu yöntem fotosensitize edici madde olan riboflavin ve ultraviyole A (UVA) ışınlarının kombine etkisi ile stroma kollajen liflerinin fotopolimerizasyonunu sağlar. Kornea epiteli kaldırıldıktan ve riboflavin damla ile sature edildikten sonra 30 dakika boyunca 3 mW/cm2 UVA (toplam 5.4J/cm2 yüzey dozu) uygulaması yapılır. Sonuçta bir fotooksidatif mekanizma (oksidatif dezaminasyon) ile intra-fibriller kovalent bağlar artar. Ayrıca, tedavi sonrası daha kalın çaplı ve enzimatik degradasyona daha dirençli yeni kollajen oluşmaktadır. Böylece, stroma kollajenini “dondurmak” ve korneanın biyomekanik kararlılığını artırmak amaçlanır. Bu tedavi, keratokonus veya iyatrojenik keratektazi yanısıra kornea içi halkaların etkisinin güçlendirilmesi, korneada erime, büllöz keratopati ve hidrops tedavisinde de denenmektedir. Tedaviden hemen sonra anterior ve orta stromada keratositlerin tama yakın kaybı ile beraber stroma ödemi izlenir. Postoperatif 3. ayda keratositler yeniden oluşmaya ve ödem kaybolmaya başlar. Hücre yoğunluğu postoperatif dönemde ilerleyici olarak artar ve yaklaşık 6. ayda keratositlerin yeniden çoğalması tamamlanır, beraberinde stroma lifleri yoğunluğunda da artış olur. Ortalama tedavi derinliği ~320 µm’dir. 400 µm’den kalın stromaya uygulanan tedavi sonrası endotel hasarı gözlenmemektedir. Topografik olarak ortalama keratometri değerinin azalması ile birlikte ortalama sferik eşdeğerde yaklaşık 2.5 D azalma, morfolojik simetrideki iyileşme, kornea aberasyonlarında azalma saptanmıştır.

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ALTUNSOY, M., ÇAKIR, H., UTİNE, C. A. (2022). Collagen cross linking in the treatment of corneal ectatic diseases. Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 39 - Sayı: 2, 153–160. https://ajindex.com/articles/638535

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