Scleral collagen crosslinking as a promising direction of sclera-strengthening treatment of progressive myopia

Abstract

The review presents recent research works on new technologies of scleral collagen crosslinking, a promising approach to sclerastrengthening treatment of progressive myopia. We assess the advantages and limitations of a number of experimental techniques of photochemical and medicinal crosslinking of the sclera, as well as donor tissue crosslinking aimed at optimizing the plastic material for sclera-strengthening surgery. Successful experiments and effective first clinical implementation results of the approach can be viewed as the basis for its further improvement and wider introduction of the technology into ophthalmological practice.

Keywords

• sclera
• collagen crosslinking
• progressive myopia
• photochemical exposure
• crosslinking agents