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Case report identifies lens opacification following corneal cross-linking in a young girl, suggesting potential complications.
Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is indicated for progressive keratoconus to strengthen the corneal stroma by formation of covalent cross-link by exposing the cornea to UVA radiation. We report the case of 14-year-old girl who was followed for evolving bilateral keratoconus. In the right eye, she underwent CXL. An accelerated protocol was used with an UV irradiance of 9 mW/cm 2 . Four years after this uneventful CXL, she complains of blurry vision. Slit lamp examination pointed out unilateral cataract. UVA can create lens opacification, but to our knowledge, this complication was not already described after CXL.
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