{"id":271,"date":"2019-08-28T18:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2019-09-03T23:02:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:02:08","slug":"corneal-cross-linking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/corneal-cross-linking\/","title":{"rendered":"Corneal Cross Linking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"271\" class=\"elementor elementor-271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9fbf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9fbf6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bad31e\" data-id=\"6bad31e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ccc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ccc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Corneal Cross Linking<\/span><\/h1><p><span>Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL) is a newly approved treatment for Keratoconus that works by increasing collagen crosslinks and strengthening the cornea to help halt the progression of Keratoconus.<\/span><\/p><h2><span>Corneal Cross Linking Overview<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cec2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"68cec2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"7d3ae873-4712-40dc-4bd4-4d8e42114e12\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/eyemag.in\/44UZ6o\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/rendia.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723327e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723327e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span>About Corneal Cross Linking<\/span><\/h2><p><span>In April 2016, the FDA approved Photrexa\u00ae Viscous (riboflavin 5\u2019-phosphate sodium in 20% dextran ophthalmic solution) and Photrexa\u00ae (riboflavin 5\u2019-phosphate sodium ophthalmic solution) and the KXL\u00ae System for corneal cross-linking, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that combines the use of Vitamin B2 eye drops and ultra-violet (UV) light.<\/span><\/p><p><span>Corneal Cross Linking stiffens corneas that have been weakened by disease. They are the first and only therapeutic products for corneal cross-linking which have been FDA approved to treat progressive keratoconus, and we offer them to patients in our practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span>The approval of Photrexa Viscous, Photrexa and the KXL System offers an effective treatment for patients who, until recently, had no therapeutic options to limit the progression of this sight-threatening disease.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corneal Cross Linking Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL) is a newly approved treatment for Keratoconus that works by increasing collagen crosslinks and strengthening the cornea to help halt the progression of Keratoconus. 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