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Subjective and objective corneal haze measures were evaluated before and 3, 6, and 12 months post-CXL using slit-lamp biomicroscopy and Pentacam Sheimpflug camera.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n There was a significant difference in corneal densitometry between the three groups at 3 and 6 months post-CXL (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001). By the 12\n th<\/jats:sup>\n month, a significant statistical difference was observed only in zones (0\u20132 mm) and (2\u20136 mm) in both the anterior and the central layers. In Group I, the densitometry value of the preoperative anterior stromal layer (anterior 120 \u03bcm) was 19.42 \u00b1 1.81. Then, it peaked at 23.12 \u00b1 1.21 at 3 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), reached 19.82 \u00b1 1.19 at 6 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.007), and decreased to 19.33 \u00b1 3.23 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n > 0.05) at 12 months. In Group II, the preoperative densitometry value of the anterior layer was 19.41 \u00b1 1.21, peaked at 19.72 \u00b1 1.12 at 3 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.02), reached 19.04 \u00b1 1.18 at 6 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.052), and increased to 19.13 \u00b1 1.37 at 12 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.84). In Group III, the preoperative densitometry value of the anterior stromal layer was 19.53 \u00b1 2.23. Then, it peaked at 24.80 \u00b1 1.08 at 3 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), decreased to 21.75 \u00b1 1.11 at 6 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001), and reached 19.77 \u00b1 2.26 at 12 months (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.047). 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