The intra- and inter-day repeatability of corneal densitometry measurements in subjects with keratoconus and in healthy controls.

ABSTRACT: The healthy cornea is transparent, however, disease can affect its structure, rendering it more or less opaque. The ability to assess the clarity of the cornea objectively could thus be of considerable interest for keratoconus patients. It has previously been suggested that densitometry can be used to diagnose early keratoconus, and that the values of densitometry variables increase with increasing disease severity, indicating that densitometry could also be used to assess progressive keratoconus. Previous studies have only assessed the repeatability of corneal densitometry measurements on the same day, which does not reflect the clinical setting in which changes are evaluated over time. We have therefore evaluated the inter-day repeatability of densitometry measurements in both patients w

SUBMITTER: Gustafsson I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10076276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature