Comparison of waveform-derived corneal stiffness and stress-strain extensometry-derived corneal stiffness using differen
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Comparison of waveform-derived corneal stiffness and stress-strain extensometry-derived corneal stiffness using different cross-linking irradiances: an experimental study with air-puff applanation of ex vivo porcine eyes Robert Herber 1
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Mathew Francis 2 & Eberhard Spoerl 1 & Lutz E. Pillunat 1 & Frederik Raiskup 1 & Abhijit Sinha Roy 2
Received: 9 January 2020 / Revised: 2 June 2020 / Accepted: 6 June 2020 # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract Purpose To assess corneal stiffening of standard (S-CXL) and accelerated (A-CXL) cross-linking protocols by dynamic corneal response parameters and corneal bending stiffness (Kc[mean/linear]) derived from Corvis (CVS) Scheimpflug-based tonometry. These investigations were validated by corneal tensile stiffness (K[ts]), derived from stress-strain extensometry in ex vivo porcine eyes. Methods Seventy-two fresh-enucleated and de-epithelized porcine eyes were soaked in 0.1% riboflavin solution including 10% dextran for 10 min. The eyes were separated into four groups: controls (n = 18), S-CXL (intensity in mW/cm2*time in min; 3*30) (n = 18), A-CXL (9*10) (n = 18), and A-CXL (18*5) (n = 18), respectively. CXL was performed using CCL Vario. CVS measurements were performed on all eyes. Subsequently, corneal strips were extracted by a double-bladed scalpel and used for stress-strain measurements. K[ts] was calculated from a force-displacement curve. Mean corneal stiffness (Kc[mean]) and constant corneal stiffness (Kc[linear]) were calculated from raw CVS data. Results In CVS, biomechanical effects of cross-linking were shown to have a significantly decreased deflection amplitude as well as integrated radius, an increased IOP, and SP A1 (P < 0.05). Kc[mean]/Kc[linear] were significantly increased after CXL (P < 0.05). In the range from 2 to 6% strain, K[ts] was significantly higher in S-CXL (3*30) compared to A-CXL (9*10), ACXL (18*5), and controls (P < 0.05). At 8% to 10% strain, all protocols induced a higher stiffness than controls (P < 0.05). Conclusion Several CVS parameters and Kc[mean] as well as Kc[linear] verify corneal stiffening effect after CXL on porcine eyes. S-CXL seems to have a higher tendency of stiffening than A-CXL protocols have, which was demonstrated by Scheimpflug-based tonometry and stress-strain extensometry. Keywords Biomechanics . Cornea . Corvis ST . Dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer . Porcine . Stress-strain measurement . Strip extensometry
Introduction Robert Herber, Mathew Francis and Abhijit Sinha Roy contributed equally to this work. This work was presented in parts as poster presentation at ARVO 2018, Honolulu, USA; Annual Conference of the German Society of Ophthalmology 2018, Bonn, Germany; and CXL Experts Meeting 2018, Zurich, Switzerland. * Robert Herber [email protected] 1
Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Narayana Nethralaya Foundation, Bangalore, India
Corneal cross-linking (CXL) was first described by Spoerl and Seiler in
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