Sterile corneal infiltrates after corneal collagen cross‐linking: evaluation of risk factors

Abstract

The evaluation of the risk factors such as blepharitis, the use of NSAIDs, vernal conjunctivitis, the duration of CXL procedure and amount of light intensity showed that epithelial damage is possibly the common pathway in the pathogenesis, as no sterile infiltrates in Epi-on CXL occurred, and the postoperative use of NSAIDs increased the risk of developing sterile infiltrates about four times.