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The Logic Behind Customized Corneal Crosslinking

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Customized CXL is a new innovative technique in corneal crosslinking, where only the pathologic region of the keratoconus cornea is treated and not the entire cornea as in standard CXL. Clinical advantages are a shorter epithelial healing time, a more frequent and stronger corneal flattening, and a better regularization of the cornea compared to standard CXL.

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  1. Universitätsklinik für Augenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    Theo G. Seiler

  2. Wellman Center for Photomedicine – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Theo G. Seiler

  3. Institut für Refraktive und Ophthalmo-Chirurgie (IROC), Zürich, Switzerland

    Theo G. Seiler & Tobias Koller

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  1. Medical Director of IVISION, Refractive Surgery and Keratoconus Treatment Center, Haifa, Israel

    Adel Barbara

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Seiler, T.G., Koller, T. (2019). The Logic Behind Customized Corneal Crosslinking. In: Barbara, A. (eds) Controversies in the Management of Keratoconus . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98032-4_11

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