Posterior corneal elevation and back difference corneal elevation in diagnosing forme fruste keratoconus in the fellow eyes of unilateral keratoconus patients
Posterior corneal elevation and back difference corneal elevation in diagnosing forme fruste keratoconus in the fellow eyes of unilateral keratoconus patients
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcrs.2013.03.023
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Akinci, Arsen
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作者:
Muftuoglu, Orkun;Ayar, Orhan;Akinci, Arsen
PURPOSE: To evaluate posterior corneal elevation and back difference corneal elevation in patients with keratoconus in 1 eye and forme fruste keratoconus in the fellow eye.SETTING: Kudret Eye Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.DESIGN: Case-control study.METHODS: This study retrospectively reviewed patients with keratoconus in 1 eye and forme fruste keratoconus in the fellow eye and eyes of normal subjects. All subjects were evaluated with a rotating Scheimpflug imaging system (Pentacam), including sagittal and tangential anterior curve analysis, keratometry, and posterior elevation. The back difference elevation values were extrapolated from the difference maps of the Belin-Ambrosio enhanced ectasia display of the Scheimpflug system. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were analyzed to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the parameters.RESULTS: The corneal power, pachymetric progression index, and posterior corneal elevation (posterior elevation and back difference elevation) measurements were statistically significantly higher in eyes with keratoconus or forme fruste keratoconus than in eyes of normal control subjects (P