Abstract:
Objective To compare the depth of demarcation line in iontophoresis-assisted corneal crosslinking (I-CXL) using 0.1% riboflavin-distilled water solution versus in I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-sodium lactate Ringer's solution for progressive keratoconus. Methods From January to July in 2013, clinical data about 11 patients (16 eyes) treated with I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-sodium lactate Ringer's solution were collected; and from August 2013 to November 2015, clinical data about 62 patients (78 eyes) treated with I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-distilled water solution were collected. Anterior segment OCT was used to examine the depth of demarcation line and they were compared between two groups at 1 month after treatment.
Results The depth of demarcation line was (268.25±18.06) μm in patients treated by I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-sodium lactate Ringer's solution, and it was (298.95±51.97) μm in patients treated by I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-distilled water with statistically significant difference between two groups (
t=3.594,
P=0.001). The incidences of demarcation line in the two groups were 56.3% and 83.1% respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (
χ2=5.514,
P=0.019).
Conclusion The efficacy of I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavindistilled water solution is better than that of I-CXL using 0.1% riboflavin-sodium lactate Ringer's solution for progressive keratoconus.