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Effect of the Direct Application of Riboflavin and UVA on the Visian Implantable Collamer Lens

Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD; Francois Majo, MD, PhD and Alaa M. El Danasoury, MD, FRCS

Received: 10/16/09; Accepted: 4/8/10; Posted: 5/3/10

In vitro analysis of nine Visian ICLs that were subjected to corneal collagen cross-linking with riboflavin and ultraviolet A light with maximal and 10x the maximal dose of irradiation demonstrated no affects on the optical and material characteristics of the lenses.