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Case report.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. A twenty-four-year-old male with keratoconus underwent CXL treatment after epithelial removal with t-PTK using a solid-state laser system. No intra- or early postoperative complications were found. One month postoperatively, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) improved from 20\/63 to 20\/32 while best spectacle- corrected visual acuity (BSCVA) improved from 20\/40 to 20\/25. Corneal topography revealed a significant improvement which remained stable during the six-month followup period.<jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. 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