June 2022
Volume 63, Issue 7
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2022
ALTERATIONS IN MEASURED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FOLLOWING CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Stephen C Kaufman
    Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  • Chase Liaboe
    Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
  • Allesando Meduri
    Ophthalmology, Universita degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Sicilia, Italy
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    Commercial Relationships   Stephen Kaufman None; Chase Liaboe None; Allesando Meduri None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2022, Vol.63, 2402 – A0205. doi:
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      Stephen C Kaufman, Chase Liaboe, Allesando Meduri; ALTERATIONS IN MEASURED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE FOLLOWING CORNEAL COLLAGEN CROSS LINKING. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2022;63(7):2402 – A0205.

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Abstract

Purpose : Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements, which can be affected by changes in corneal morphology, are used to screen and follow glaucoma. Riboflavin with ultraviolet-A-induced corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) is used to treat keratoconus and also changes corneal morphology. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of CXL on measured intraocular pressure.

Methods : A retrospective chart review of 60 keratoconic human eyes, which underwent CXL, were included. Indentation (Tono-Pen: Reichert. Depew, NY USA) tonometry was used to evaluate IOP preoperatively and at one, three, and six-month post-CXL follow-up visits.

Results : The average preoperative IOP was 14.1 +/- 2.1. The average IOP at the 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up were 17.1 +/- 2.7, 15.8 +/- 2.3, and 16.8 +/- 1.8 respectively. Relative to the preoperative IOP, the IOP at the 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up were statistically significantly higher.

Conclusions : A statistically significant increase was noted in measured IOP by Tono-Pen after CXL for keratoconus, which is likely due to an increase in corneal rigidity after CXL.

This abstract was presented at the 2022 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Denver, CO, May 1-4, 2022, and virtually.

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