Delayed diagnosis and treatment of adolescents and young women with suspected endometriosis.

Study Objective: Early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis in adolescents and young women is considered essential for improving their quality of life and for prevention of long-term complications. In adult women with endometriosis, significant delays in diagnosis and medical or surgical treatment have been described. Our study aimed to investigate the delay in diagnosis and treatment of adolescents and young women with suspected endometriosis.

Comparison between three protocols of corneal collagen crosslinking in adults with progressive keratoconus: Standard versus accelerated CXL for keratoconus.

Objective: The study aimed to compare eye outcomes between the standard and accelerated corneal cross-linking (CXL) protocols over a 1-year follow-up, and assess whether the accelerated protocols are non-inferior to the standard.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study including patients older than 18 years diagnosed with progressive keratoconus who underwent a CXL procedure. The primary outcome was defined as an increase of more than 1.