Comparison of Central Corneal Thickness Measurements with a Rotating Scheimpflug Camera, a Specular Microscope, Optical Low-Coherence Reflectometry, and Ultrasound Pachymetry in Keratoconic Eyes
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Tarih
2015
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Taylor & Francis Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements with a rotating Scheimpflug camera (RSC), noncontact specular microscopy (SM), optical low-coherence reflectometry (OLCR), and ultrasonic pachymetry (UP) in keratoconus (KC) patients. Method: In this prospective study, four CCT measurements taken with an RSC, SM, OLCR, and UP were compared in 81 eyes of 44 consecutive KC patients. The KC patients were divided into four subgroups according to Amsler-Krumeich's KC classification. Results: The RSC and UP measurements of the CCT were not statistically significant in all the groups. Comparison of the SM vs. the OLCR measurements yielded statistically significant differences in all the KC patients and in all KC stages. In all the KC patients, RSC and OLCR showed a high correlation coefficient factor (r = 0.87, p = 0.000). Conclusion: CCT measurements with RSC are comparable to those achieved with UP. Compared with the other devices, according to SM measurements, the central cornea is thicker in all keratoconic eyes and in all KC grades, and it is thinner according to OLCR. RSC, UP, SM, and OLCR should not be used interchangeably in keratoconic eyes.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Central Corneal Thickness, Keratoconus, Pachymetry, Scheimpflug Camera, Reflectometry
Kaynak
Seminars in Ophthalmology
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
30
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2
