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Although delayed wound healing after corneal collagen cross-linking is not a common complication, when present it can deteriorate the visual function of the patient and cause complications such as infectious keratitis and corneal scarring. Due to its harmful complications, ophthalmic surgeons should be aware of how to identify and treat this pathological condition.
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Estrada, A.V. (2015). CXL and Delayed Wound Healing. In: Alió, J., Azar, D., Abbouda, A., Aswad, A. (eds) Difficult and Complicated Cases in Refractive Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55238-0_91
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