but also on the integrity of the underlying basement membrane and stroma, as these serve as the base for a healthy epithelium. When there is stromal ulceration that in unresponsive to medical treatment, as in chronic infections, or neurotrophy, the use of a conjunctival flap promotes ...
with only 6% of patients undergoing the test. This may be due to the fact that PCR for Mycobacterium TB is not standardized and many institutions use their own in-house primers. The data indicated that most of the patients who underwent ...
However, controversies exist as to when to perform CXL. Given the natural history of the disease, it is prudent to perform CXL in children with keratoconus as it is known that the earlier the disease starts, the worse the prognosis. However, documenting progression in adults is the logical re...