Can possible toxic effect of ultraviolet-A after corneal cross-linking be prevented? In vitro transmittance study of contact lenses at 370nm wavelength

Bilgihan K., Yuksel E., Deniz N. G., Yuksel N.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, cilt.34, sa.4, ss.271-275, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/15569527.2014.961072
  • Dergi Adı: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.271-275
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Contact-lens assisted cross-linking, corneal collagen cross-linking, UV block contact lenses, RIBOFLAVIN, KERATITIS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Context: Corneal collagen cross linking (CCL) with ultraviolet A (UVA) has been proposed as a treatment for the progression of corneal ectasia associated with keratoconus and post-laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ectasia. Despite the reports about safety of procedure, we consider that UVA of sunlight can effect riboflavin saturated and de-epitelizated cornea early after CCL.