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
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the elastic modulus, keratocyte-fibroblast-myocyte transformation, and haze formation of the corneal stroma following combined phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) and epithelium-off UV-A/riboflavin corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) using an in vivo rabbit model. METHODS: Rabbits underwent PTK and CXL, PTK only, or CXL 35 days before PTK. Rebound tonometry, Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography, and ultrasound pachymetry were performed on days 7, 14, 21, 42, 70, and 90 post-operatively...
2023: Molecular Vision