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CNRS, UMR 7210

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Medicine

Three Different Protocols of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking in Keratoconus: Conventional, Accelerated and Iontophoresis

Nacim Bouheraoua^*1,2,3,4, Lea Jouve^*1,2,3,4, Vincent Borderie^1,2,3,4, Laurent Laroche^1,2,3,4

¹Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital, ²INSERM UMR S 968, Institut de la Vision, ³Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, ⁴CNRS, UMR 7210

Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is the only conservative treatment currently available to halt keratoconus progression by improving the biomechanical rigidity of the corneal stroma. The aim of this manuscript is to highlight the methods of three different protocols of CXL: conventional CXL (C-CXL), accelerated CXL (A-CXL), and iontophoresis CXL (I-CXL).