Collagen cross-linking treatment increases adhesion in mock corneal grafts

•Collagen cross-linking is an existing treatment modality that strengthens corneal tissue and causes changes in corneal cellular activity with a resultant re-ordering of corneal structure.•Corneal graft wounds t Please check the hierarchy of the section headings. ake a long time to heal.•We observed a statistically significant increase in adhesion between tissues in mock corneal grafts treated with collagen cross-linking.