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C3r treatment side effects.
You need to be in mumbai for these days 4 5 days post c3r 2.
C3r addresses the root cause of keratoconus namely the instability of the corneal tissue.
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.
In this treatment riboflavin is used.
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.
One of the newer and promising treatment options for keratoconus is corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin or c3r.
The procedure lasts one hour and you really dnt feel much pain at all.
Keratoconus is a fairly rare condition of the eye where the cornea becomes stretched and begins to form something of a bulge.
Basically the eye is covered with a patch that you can remove if you like.
The cornea consists of collagen which is made of proteins.
C3r corneal collagen crosslinking with riboflavin.
What are the various side effects associated with the c3r treatment.
The most common ocular side effect is haze.
Next follow up check after 3 months during which we check the topography maps as well.
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.
After c3r the follow up is as follows.
C3r is a keratoconus treatment.
This is used to coat the cornea.
More than 85 of eyes treated with cxl showed a significant increase.
There is not any kind of the harm or damage when it is applied to the eyes.
The most common ocular side effect is haze.
Hi i have had c3r treatment on my eyes.
First post c3r follow up the next day of procedure and the next one after day 4.
When the uv light is applied to this it is actually absorbed in the cornea itself.
As is the case with any experimental treatment there may also be long term risks that have not yet been identified.
Its the afterwards bit that you do.
A large number of major clinical studies has proven the effectiveness of cxl and the lack of serious side effects.