{"id":271,"date":"2019-08-28T18:52:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=271"},"modified":"2019-09-03T23:02:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T23:02:08","slug":"corneal-cross-linking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/corneal-cross-linking\/","title":{"rendered":"Corneal Cross Linking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"271\" class=\"elementor elementor-271\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c9fbf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c9fbf6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bad31e\" data-id=\"6bad31e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ccc0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65ccc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Corneal Cross Linking<\/span><\/h1><p><span>Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL) is a newly approved treatment for Keratoconus that works by increasing collagen crosslinks and strengthening the cornea to help halt the progression of Keratoconus.<\/span><\/p><h2><span>Corneal Cross Linking Overview<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cec2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"68cec2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"7d3ae873-4712-40dc-4bd4-4d8e42114e12\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/eyemag.in\/44UZ6o\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/rendia.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723327e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723327e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span>About Corneal Cross Linking<\/span><\/h2><p><span>In April 2016, the FDA approved Photrexa\u00ae Viscous (riboflavin 5\u2019-phosphate sodium in 20% dextran ophthalmic solution) and Photrexa\u00ae (riboflavin 5\u2019-phosphate sodium ophthalmic solution) and the KXL\u00ae System for corneal cross-linking, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that combines the use of Vitamin B2 eye drops and ultra-violet (UV) light.<\/span><\/p><p><span>Corneal Cross Linking stiffens corneas that have been weakened by disease. They are the first and only therapeutic products for corneal cross-linking which have been FDA approved to treat progressive keratoconus, and we offer them to patients in our practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span>The approval of Photrexa Viscous, Photrexa and the KXL System offers an effective treatment for patients who, until recently, had no therapeutic options to limit the progression of this sight-threatening disease.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corneal Cross Linking Corneal Collagen Cross Linking (CXL) is a newly approved treatment for Keratoconus that works by increasing collagen crosslinks and strengthening the cornea to help halt the progression of Keratoconus. Corneal Cross Linking Overview View Video About Corneal Cross Linking In April 2016, the FDA approved Photrexa\u00ae Viscous (riboflavin 5\u2019-phosphate sodium in 20% &#8230; <a title=\"Corneal Cross Linking\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/corneal-cross-linking\/\" aria-label=\"More on Corneal Cross Linking\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/271\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}