Retrospective Analysis of Sterile Corneal Infiltrates in Patients with Keratoconus after Cross-Linking Procedure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population
2.2. Examinations
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Age | 16 | 17 | 20 | 28 |
Gender | m | m | m | m |
Microbiology swab test result | negative | negative | negative | negative |
Site of infiltrate | paracentral | paracentral | paracentral | paracentral |
Size of infiltrate (mm) | 1 × 1 | 1 × 1 | 3 × 2.5 | 3 × 2.5 |
Exacerbation of local symptoms (day) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
First check-up(day) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Time of treatment (weeks) | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 |
Scar | none | none | present | present |
Symptoms of allergy, VKC | none | none | none | none |
Patient | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Degree of keratoconus (Amsler–Krumeich classification) | 3 | 3 | 3–4 | 2–3 |
Preoperative corneal thickness (µm) max (min) | 475 (449) | 483 (476) | 508 (469) | 561 (518) |
K1 [D] | 44.1 | 50.1 | 53.2 | 41.3 |
K2 [D] | 49.0 | 51.8 | 58.6 | 45.5 |
Kmean [D] | 46.4 | 50.9 | 55.7 | 43.3 |
Astig [D] | 4.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
BCVA 6 M-postop | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
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Krok, M.; Wróblewska-Czajka, E.; Kokot, J.; Micińska, A.; Wylęgała, E.; Dobrowolski, D. Retrospective Analysis of Sterile Corneal Infiltrates in Patients with Keratoconus after Cross-Linking Procedure. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030585
Krok M, Wróblewska-Czajka E, Kokot J, Micińska A, Wylęgała E, Dobrowolski D. Retrospective Analysis of Sterile Corneal Infiltrates in Patients with Keratoconus after Cross-Linking Procedure. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(3):585. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030585
Chicago/Turabian StyleKrok, Magdalena, Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka, Joanna Kokot, Anna Micińska, Edward Wylęgała, and Dariusz Dobrowolski. 2022. "Retrospective Analysis of Sterile Corneal Infiltrates in Patients with Keratoconus after Cross-Linking Procedure" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 3: 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030585