Predictive value of enhanced corneal biomechanical parameters for ectasia progression.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether corneal biomechanical parameters can predict ectasia progression.

Study design

Retrospective observational study.

Methods

The baseline corneal biomechanical parameters of 64 eyes of 41 young patients (age, < 25 years at the first visit) who were diagnosed with keratoconus (KC) or suspected KC at Osaka University Hospital and followed up for more than two years were reviewed. Suspected KC was defined as borderline cases with no definitive clinical or topographical abnormalities in both eyes. The eyes were divided into progressed (P) and non-progressed (NP) groups using the ABCD grading system of Scheimpflug-based tomography. The Scheimpflug-based corneal biomechanical parameters evaluated included deformation amplitude ratio within 2 mm, in

SUBMITTER: Koh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003495 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature