Mechanical epithelial removal followed by corneal collagen crosslinking in progressive keratoconus: short-term complications.

Purpose: To compare the complications occurring within the first 3 months of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) performed with mechanical or transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) epithelial removal in keratoconus patients.

Setting: Yildirim Beyazit University Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Design: Nonrandomized retrospective clinical study.