What is corneal cross-linking?

Author: Dr. Victor Derhartunian 23 June 2021

Dr. Victor Derhartunian explains corneal cross-linking

Cross-linking is a type of hardening of the natural cornea. The uppermost cells of the cornea are removed.

We drop vitamin B directly onto the corneal surface, the drops are absorbed into the cornea and the cornea is then illuminated with UV rays.

Through this combination of these two parameters, we expect a hardening of the tissue.

 

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Dr. Victor Derhartunian

Nachdem er sein Handwerk von den beiden Pionieren der Laserchirurgie gelernt hat, gehört Dr. Victor Derhartunian zu den führenden Augenlaser-Chirurgen. Er leitet die Praxis in Wien und kann seine Patienten in fünf Sprachen beraten.