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Laboratory Measurement of the Absorption Coefficient of Riboflavin for Ultraviolet Light (365 nm)

Hans Peter Iseli, MD; Max Popp; Theo Seiler, MD, PhD; Eberhard Spoerl, PhD and Michael Mrochen, PhD

Submitted: 2/15/10; Accepted: 4/21/10; Posted: 6/15/10

In a laboratory setting using different concentrations of riboflavin in a container irradiated by 365-nm ultraviolet light, a linear correlation exists between the absorption coefficient and riboflavin concentration, indicating that riboflavin concentration can be varied as a treatment parameter in corneal collagen cross-linking.

doi:10.3928/1081597X-20100604-01