This is used to coat the cornea.
C3r treatment side effects.
Next follow up check after 3 months during which we check the topography maps as well.
Basically the eye is covered with a patch that you can remove if you like.
When the uv light is applied to this it is actually absorbed in the cornea itself.
More than 85 of eyes treated with cxl showed a significant increase.
The most common ocular side effect is haze.
Other ocular side effects include inflammation fine white lines dry eye disruption of surface cells eye pain light sensitivity reduced sharpness of vision and blurred vision.
The risk information provided here is not comprehensive.
Keratoconus is a fairly rare condition of the eye where the cornea becomes stretched and begins to form something of a bulge.
The increased corneal rigidity induced by exposure to uva and riboflavin may wear off over time and further periodic treatments may be required raising the possibility of other side effects from repeat doses of the treatment.
The cornea consists of collagen which is made of proteins.
C3r is a keratoconus treatment.
After c3r the follow up is as follows.
You need to be in mumbai for these days 4 5 days post c3r 2.
Hi i have had c3r treatment on my eyes.
What are the various side effects associated with the c3r treatment.
The most common ocular side effect is haze.
In this treatment riboflavin is used.
One of the newer and promising treatment options for keratoconus is corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin or c3r.
C3r corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin.
There is not any kind of the harm or damage when it is applied to the eyes.
I removed it as i found that my eye just kept watering this is perfectly normal and is a good sign that the eye is healing.
C3r addresses the root cause of keratoconus namely the instability of the corneal tissue.
Its the afterwards bit that you do.
To learn more talk to your healthcare provider.
Other ocular side effects include inflammation fine white lines dry eye disruption of surface cells eye pain light sensitivity reduced sharpness of vision and blurred vision.
First post c3r follow up the next day of procedure and the next one after day 4.
A large number of major clinical studies has proven the effectiveness of cxl and the lack of serious side effects.
