1.0Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologiahttps://www.rbojournal.org/en/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xfVmPPTp6v"><a href="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/crosslinking-an-updated-and-effective-insight/">Crosslinking: an updated and effective insight</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rbojournal.org/en/article/crosslinking-an-updated-and-effective-insight/embed/#?secret=xfVmPPTp6v" width="600" height="338" title="“Crosslinking: an updated and effective insight” — Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia" data-secret="xfVmPPTp6v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.rbojournal.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> The corneal cross-linking has been used in order to reduce and stabilize the progression of ectatic diseases through its effects on the biomechanics of the cornea. Different protocols are being conducted worldwide to expand its indications as well as its use at different ages, different stages of the disease, combinations with other techniques, besides the utilization for non-ectatic diseases. There is still no consensus on the indications of the cross-linking procedure, but the results published in the literature show significant [...]