{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14"],"submitter":["Serrao S"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe a case of endothelial damage after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) combined with corneal cross-linking (CXL).<h4>Observations</h4>A 34-year-old man with diagnosis of stable keratoconus presented at our clinic complaining of vision loss in the left eye after same-day simultaneous PRK and CXL. One year postoperatively, slit-lamp examination showed central corneal haze and specular microscopy demonstrated reduced endothelial cell density compared with the preoperative state. Corrected distance visual acuity decreased from 18/20 preoperatively to 20/60 postoperatively. The thinnest corneal thickness value decreased from 432 μm preoperatively to 328 μm postoperatively.<h4>Conclusions and importance</h4>The present case demonstrates the importance of appropriate det"],"journal":["American journal of ophthalmology case reports"],"pagination":["32-34"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6378891"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Corneal endothelial damage after simultaneous PRK and corneal cross-linking in stable keratoconus."],"pmcid":["PMC6378891"],"pubmed_authors":["Serrao S","Lombardo M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Corneal endothelial damage after simultaneous PRK and corneal cross-linking in stable keratoconus.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe a case of endothelial damage after photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) combined with corneal cross-linking (CXL).<h4>Observations</h4>A 34-year-old man with diagnosis of stable keratoconus presented at our clinic complaining of vision loss in the left eye after same-day simultaneous PRK and CXL. One year postoperatively, slit-lamp examination showed central corneal haze and specular microscopy demonstrated reduced endothelial cell density compared with the preoperative state. Corrected distance visual acuity decreased from 18/20 preoperatively to 20/60 postoperatively. The thinnest corneal thickness value decreased from 432 μm preoperatively to 328 μm postoperatively.<h4>Conclusions and importance</h4>The present case demonstrates the importance of appropriate det","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Jun","modification":"2025-04-26T09:00:54.509Z","creation":"2019-06-06T23:23:57Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6378891","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30815621"],"doi":["10.1016/j.ajoc.2019.02.002"]}}