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We present 10 years of repeat CXL and compare with our published experience of primary CXL to (1) identify perioperative risk factors of primary CXL failure and (2) demonstrate the safety and efficacy of repeat CXL.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients undergoing repeat accelerated epithelium-off CXL at St James\u2019s University Hospital, Leeds, UK January 2012\u2013August 2022 were identified through electronic patient record, and compared with a previously published cohort of primary CXL patients at the same site.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-one eyes underwent repeat CXL. The mean interval between primary and repeat CXL treatments was 47.1 months (SD 22.5). Twenty (95%) eyes stabilised after repeat CXL at a mean follow-up of 29.9 months. These cases were compared with 151 cases of primary CXL from our previous study. Patients failing primary CXL were significantly younger (21.3 years (SD 7.0) vs 26.7 years (SD 6.5), p=0.0008). Repeat CXL and primary CXL induced a similar amount of flattening of Kmax (\u22121.2 D (SD 3.9) vs \u22120.7 D (SD 4.4), p=0.22). A small, but clinically insignificant, improvement in best-corrected visual acuity was found in the repeat CXL group (\u22120.04 (SD 0.17) vs \u22120.05 (SD 0.13), p=0.04). No complications of repeat CXL were noted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Younger age may be associated with failure of primary CXL. 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