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[Keratoconus treatment by corneal cross-linking (CLX)]

Arthur Hammer, David Tabibian, Olivier Richoz

    Revue Medicale Suisse
    |July 10, 2014
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    Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) effectively halts keratoconus progression in over 95% of cases. Early detection and timely CXL treatment are crucial to prevent irreversible vision loss from this progressive corneal disease.

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