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JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY
Volume 42, Issue 7, Pages 1073-1077Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.04.025
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of genipin, a natural crosslinking agent, in rabbit eyes. SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Centro de Tecnologia Oftalmica, Bogota, Colombia. DESIGN: Experimental study. METHODS: Ex vivo rabbit eyes (16; 8 rabbits) were treated with genipin 1.00%, 0.50%, and 0.25% for 5 minutes with a vacuum device to increase corneal permeability. Penetration was evaluated using Scheimpflug pachymetry (Pentacam). In the in vivo model (20 rabbits; 1 eye treated, 1 eye with vehicle), corneas were crosslinked with genipin as described. Corneal curvature, corneal pachymetry, and intraocular pressure (IOP) assessments as well as slitlamp examinations were performed 0, 7, 30, and 60 days after treatment. RESULTS: In the ex vivo model, Scheimpflug pachymetry showed deep penetration in the rabbit corneas with an increase in corneal density and a dose-dependent relationship. Corneal flattening was observed in treated eyes (mean 4.4 diopters +/- 0.5 [SD]) compared with the control eyes. Pachymetry and IOP were stable in all evaluations. No eye showed toxicity in the anterior chamber or in the lens. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal crosslinking induced by genipin produced significant flattening of the cornea with no toxicity in rabbit eyes. This crosslinking could be useful in the treatment of corneal ectasia and in the modification of corneal curvature. (C) 2016 ASCRS and ESCRS
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