PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect induced by UVA radiation with @entity2687 and cross-linking. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From February 2013 to August 2014 we saw 15 eyes of 15 @entity1 , age range 19-38 years (10 @entity1 and 5 @entity1 ) keratoconus stage 1-2. Vision evaluation was carried out with ETDRS scale and Topography and Pachymetry. To evaluate line of demarcation with the confocal microscope and corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the @entity158 with the Faces @entity158 Scale. RESULTS: At 6 months there was a stabilization of vision and topography, with a slight improvement at 1 year of vision of 1 line and of the Km of 0.5 diopters. The in vivo microscopic examination with the confocal microscope showed that the line of demarcation was not particularly evident, it was irregular and when present was more evident at 150-200    depth, there was a keratinocyte activation in the anterior stroma with slight @entity4 . There were also superficial epithelial alterations present and only slight involvement of the subepithelial nervous plexus, there were no alterations of the endothelium. The Faces @entity158 Scale the @entity158 score was 2  1. We have to stress the usefulness of Corneal optical coherence tomography (OCT) also pre and post iontophoretic treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Further, larger studies and longer follow-ups are needed, recent studies have shown the absorption of @entity8728 with iontophoresis is 50% with respect to the classic technique, the percentage of @entity8728 in the anterior 2/3 of the @entity2687 would be, however, efficacious to provide good results.

XXXX and cross linking: a preliminary report of our experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['oedema'] @entity2687 :: ('MESH:D003316', 'Disease') :: ['corneal iontophoresis', 'corneal stroma'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain'] @entity8728 :: ('MESH:D012256', 'Chemical') :: ['riboflavin']
@entity2687 :: (MESH:D003316,Disease) :: ['Corneal iontophoresis']
