Variación de la elevación anterior y posterior de la córnea tras el crosslinking corneal / Changes in the anterior and posterior elevation of the cornea after the corneal crosslinking

OBJETIVO: determinar las variaciones de la elevación anterior y posterior de la córnea con el tratamiento de crosslinking corneal en pacientes con queratocono en el Servicio de Córnea del Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón Pando Ferrer". MÉTODOs: se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, a 30 ojos de 30 pacientes con queratocono a los cuales se les realizó el crosslinking corneal. Se recogieron los datos en el preoperatorio a los 6, 12 y 24 meses. Las variables estudiadas fueron: esfera mejor ajustada anterior, elevación anterior, esfera mejor ajustada posterior y elevación posterior. RESULTADOS: la esfera mejor ajustada anterior en el preoperatorio de 7,34 mm permaneció sin diferencia significativa en el posoperatorio y la elevación anterior mostró una reducción estadísticamente significativa de 20,73 µm en el preoperatorio a 14,90 µm al año y 15,93 µm a los 2 años. La esfera de mejor ajuste posterior de 5,94 mm no sufrió modificaciones en el posoperatorio, ni la elevación posterior media de 31,80 µm. CONCLUSIONES: después del crosslinking corneal la elevación anterior disminuye y la posterior se mantiene igual.

OBJECTIVE: to determine the anterior and posterior corneal surface elevation in the corneal crosslinking surgical treatment applied to patients with keratoconus at the corneal service of "Ramón Pando Ferrer" Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology. METHODS: a retrospective and descriptive study of 30 eyes from 30 patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent the corneal collagen crosslinking. Data were collected preoperatively at 6, 12 and 24 months. The studied variables were best fit anterior sphere, anterior elevation, best posterior fit sphere and posterior corneal elevation. RESULTS: the preoperative best fit anterior sphere was 7,34 mm and there was no difference in the postoperative period. The anterior corneal surface elevation showed statistically significant reduction from 20,73 µm in the preoperative period to 14,90 µm in the first year and 15,93 µm in the second year after surgery. There was no changes either in the posterior best fit sphere of 5,94 mm or in the posterior elevation of 31,80 µm. CONCLUSIONS: after the corneal crosslinking, there is a reduction of the anterior elevation and the posterior elevation remains the same.

Efectividad del crosslinking del colágeno corneal en el tratamiento del queratocono / Effectiveness of the corneal collagen crosslinking in the treatment of keratoconus

Objetivo: determinar la efectividad del tratamiento de crosslinking del colágeno corneal en pacientes con queratocono progresivo en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramón Pando Ferrer.Métodos: estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo, en 30 pacientes (30 ojos) con queratocono progresivo que se les realizó el crosslinking del colágeno corneal. Se recogieron los datos en el preoperatorio, al mes, 3 meses, 6 meses y al año. Las variables estudiadas fueron: edad, sexo, estadio del queratocono, mejor agudeza visual corregida, equivalente esférico, queratometría máxima topográfica, algunos índices topográficos de diagnóstico de queratocono, el coma y la paquimetría óptica...

Objective: to determine the effectiveness of corneal collagen crosslinking in patients with progressive keratoconus performed at Ramón Pando Ferrer Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology.Methods: a retrospective and descriptive study was performed in 30 patients (30 eyes) with progressive keratoconus, who underwent the corneal collagen crosslinking. Data were collected preoperatively on one month, 3 months, 6 months and one year. The studied variables were age, sex, stage of keratoconus, best corrected visual acuity, spherical equivalent, maximum topographic keratometry, some topographic indexes of keratoconus diagnosis, coma and optical pachymetry...

Ultra B2 - Promoção de ligações covalentes do colágeno corneal (Corneal cross-linking) no tratamento de ceratocone: resultados preliminares / Corneal Cross-linking for the treatment of keratoconus: preliminary results

OBJETIVO: Apresentar os resultados visuais e ceratométricos, seis meses após tratamento foto-terapêutico com luz ultravioleta (UV) e vitamina B2 (Ultra B2), em pacientes com ceratocone progressivo. MÉTODOS: Vinte e cinco olhos de 20 pacientes (15 homens e 5 mulheres) com ceratocone progressivo, determinado pelo aumento de curvatura em exames seriados de topografia corneal, nos últimos seis meses foram avaliados. Acuidade visual não corrigida (UVA), acuidade visual melhor corrigida com óculos (BSCVA), equivalente esférico (SEQ), cilindro refrativo manifesto e a curvatura máxima (max K) pré e pós-operatórios (1, 3 e 6 meses) foram determinadas. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos ao tratamento Ultra B2 usando riboflavina (vitamina B2) e a luz ultravioleta (UV, 370 nm). O epitélio corneal foi removido após assepsia, colocação de blefarostato e anestesia tópica com proparacaína, por meio de solução de álcool hidratado (20 por cento) utilizada por 30 segundos. A córnea foi saturada com vitamina B2 por 15 minutos; em seguida, foi irradiada por luz UV por 30 minutos. Ao final do procedimento, foi colocada lente de contato terapêutica (LCT), mantida até a epitelização total. RESULTADOS: Houve melhora na UVA após o primeiro mês (de 0,15 ± 0,15 para 0,23 ± 0,20), com contínua mudança no terceiro e sexto mês pós-operatório, atingindo a diferença estatisticamente significante nesse período (p=0,025 e p=0,037 respectivamente). BSCVA melhorou de 0,41 ± 0,27 para 0,49 ± 0,29 no sexto mês, sem atingir a diferença estatisticamente significante. A progressão do ceratocone após o procedimento não foi notada em nenhum paciente, em comparação com o avanço topográfico nos 6 meses precedentes. Após 6 meses do procedimento, max K diminuiu em mais que 2,00 D (de 53,02 ± 8,42 para 50,88 ± 6,05 D), SEQ em menos que 1 D (de -3,27 ± 4,08 para -2,68 ± 3,02 D) e o cilindro refrativo em menos que 0,5 D (de -2,29 ± 1,77 para -1,86 ± 0,92), sem atingir diferença estatisticamente...

PURPOSE: To present early visual and keratometric results for corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV irradiation in patients with progressive keratoconus. METHODS: Twenty-five eyes of twenty patients (15 males and 5 females) with a progressive keratoconus in the previous 6 months were followed. Unaided visual acuity (UVA), best spectacle corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), spherical equivalent (SEQ), manifest cylinder, and maximal corneal curvature (max K) values were followed at 1, 3 and 6 months. All patients were submitted to corneal cross-linking using riboflavin (vitamin B2) as the photosensitizer and ultraviolet light (UV, wavelength 370 nm). Epithelium was removed with 20 percent alcohol, cornea was soaked with vitamin B2 for 15 min, and then irradiated with UV light for 30 min, after which a bandage contact lens (BCL) was placed. RESULTS: UVA increased after one month (from 0.15 ± 0.15 to 0.23 ± 0.20), and went on increasing at 3 and 6 months, reaching statistical significance (p=0.025 e p=0.037, respectively). BSCVA increased from 0.41 ± 0.27 to 0.49 ± 0.29 at month six, without reaching statistical significance at any time point. Progression of keratoconus stopped in all patients, in contrast with progression in all of them in the six-month period prior to the surgery. Max K decreased by more than 2 D (from 53.02 ± 8.42 to 50.88 ± 6.05 D), SEQ less that 1 D (from -3.27 ± 4.08 to -2.68 ± 3.02 D), while refractive cylinder decreased less than 0.5 D (from -2.29 ± 1.77 to -1.86 ± 0.92 D), without reaching a statistically significant difference. None of the eyes lost any line of BSCVA, 12 maintained the preoperative BSCVA, 7 gained one line, 5 gained two lines, and 1 patient gained three lines of BSCVA. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal cross-linking with riboflavin and UV light seems to be a safe (no loss of BSCVA) and effective (anatomical and optical properties maintained) procedure, which has shown to stop the progression of the keratoconus...