1서울대학교 의과대학 안과학교실
2서울대학교병원 의생명연구원 안면역각막재생연구실
3서울대학교병원 안과
1Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Laboratory of Ocular Regenerative Medicine and Immunology, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Study | Published year | Trial no. | Comparison group (total irradiation energy of UVA) | FU (mo) | Statistically significant clinical outcome |
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Wen et al. [31] | 2018 | 11 | SCXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) vs. ACXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) | ≥6 | 1. Kmax↓: SCXL>ACXL |
2. CCT↓/ECD↓: SCXL>ACXL | |||||
3. Other parameters: no significant differences | |||||
Jiang et al. [22] | 2019 | 7 | SCXL vs. ACXL | 3–24 | 1. Kmin, Kmax, SE, CCT: no significant differences at 6 mo |
2. Kmean↓: SCXL<ACXL at 6 mo | |||||
3. BCVA↑: SCXL<ACXL at 6 mo | |||||
Qureshi et al. [26] | 2025 | 14 | SCXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) vs. pACXL (7.2 mJ/cm2) | ≥12 | Mean differences in Kmax, CDVA, UDVA, Kmean and CCT after 12 mo: no significant differences between SCXL and pACXL |
UVA, ultraviolet A; FU, follow-up period of included studies; SCXL, standard corneal collagen cross-linking (Dresden protocol); ACXL, accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking; Kmax, maximum keratometry value; CCT, central corneal thickness; ECD, endothelial cell density; Kmin, minimum keratometry value; SE, spherical equivalent; Kmean, mean keratometry value; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; pACXL, pulse ACXL; CDVA, corrected distance visual acuity; UDVA, uncorrected distance visual acuity.
Study | Published year | Trial no. | Comparison group (total irradiation energy of UVA) | FU (mo) | Statistically significant clinical outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wen et al. [31] | 2018 | 11 | SCXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) vs. ACXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) | ≥6 | 1. Kmax↓: SCXL>ACXL |
2. CCT↓/ECD↓: SCXL>ACXL | |||||
3. Other parameters: no significant differences | |||||
Jiang et al. [22] | 2019 | 7 | SCXL vs. ACXL | 3–24 | 1. Kmin, Kmax, SE, CCT: no significant differences at 6 mo |
2. Kmean↓: SCXL<ACXL at 6 mo | |||||
3. BCVA↑: SCXL<ACXL at 6 mo | |||||
Qureshi et al. [26] | 2025 | 14 | SCXL (5.4 mJ/cm2) vs. pACXL (7.2 mJ/cm2) | ≥12 | Mean differences in Kmax, CDVA, UDVA, Kmean and CCT after 12 mo: no significant differences between SCXL and pACXL |
UVA, ultraviolet A; FU, follow-up period of included studies; SCXL, standard corneal collagen cross-linking (Dresden protocol); ACXL, accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking; Kmax, maximum keratometry value; CCT, central corneal thickness; ECD, endothelial cell density; Kmin, minimum keratometry value; SE, spherical equivalent; Kmean, mean keratometry value; BCVA, best-corrected visual acuity; pACXL, pulse ACXL; CDVA, corrected distance visual acuity; UDVA, uncorrected distance visual acuity.