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Assessing UVA and Laser-Induced Crosslinking via Brillouin Microscopy
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  • Christian A. Iriarte-Valdez,
  • Johannes Wenzel,
  • Emilie Baron,
  • Alexandra Y. Claus,
  • Stefan Kalies,
  • Karsten Sperlich,
  • Oliver Stachs,
  • Maria Torres-Mapa,
  • Alexander Heisterkamp
Christian A. Iriarte-Valdez
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Johannes Wenzel
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Emilie Baron
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Alexandra Y. Claus
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Stefan Kalies
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Karsten Sperlich
Universitatsmedizin Rostock
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Oliver Stachs
Universitatsmedizin Rostock
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Maria Torres-Mapa
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE

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Alexander Heisterkamp
Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering Implant Research and Development (NIFE
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Abstract

Keratoconus and other corneal ectatic disorders involve the degradation of collagen fibers, which compromises the corneal biomechanical properties. UVA crosslinking has emerged as the primary treatment to slow down collagen degradation. This treatment is limited in both penetration depth and spatial precision, potentially leading to unwanted side effects. This work compares the changes in stiffness of corneas crosslinked with UVA irradiation and a near infrared femtosecond laser, using Brillouin microscopy. The stiffness of the crosslinked regions was mapped in terms of Brillouin frequency shift in three dimensions. UVA crosslinking showed an average increase in Brillouin shift of ~ 100 MHz. We demonstrate targeted spatial and axial corneal femtosecond crosslinking, with similar Brillouin shift values to UVA in crosslinked regions.
09 Sep 2024Submitted to Journal of Biophotonics
13 Sep 2024Submission Checks Completed
13 Sep 2024Assigned to Editor
13 Sep 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Sep 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned