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. 2023 Mar 1;8(1):69-72.
doi: 10.14744/bej.2023.38243. eCollection 2023.

Central Toxic Keratopathy Following Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking

Mustafa Kayabasi  1 , Canan A Utine  1
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Central Toxic Keratopathy Following Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking

Mustafa Kayabasi et al. Beyoglu Eye J. .
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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Right eye central corneal scarring and vertical striae (a), severe central corneal flattening in Scheimpflug tomography (b), and acellular stroma, striations, and thick collagen bundles at the confocal microscopy (c) of case 1.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Left eye central corneal scar with clear peripheral cornea (a) and severe central corneal flattening in Scheimpflug tomography (b) of case 2.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Left eye stromal haze in the center of the cornea (a) and severe central corneal flattening in Scheimpflug tomography (b) of case 3
Figure 4
Figure 4
Right eye central corneal scarring (a) and mild central corneal flattening in Scheimpflug tomography (b) of case 4.
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