Table 4 Corneal topographic map patterns before and after treatment.

From: Changes in corneal higher-order aberrations during treatment for infectious keratitis

 

Total, n (%)

BK

FK

AK

HSK

Before treatment

 Asymmetric pattern

26 (27)

14 (23)

8 (57)

2 (14)

2 (25)

 Protrusion pattern

21 (21)

12 (19)

1 (7)

3 (21)

5 (63)

 Keratoconus-like pattern

7 (7)

4 (6)

2 (14)

1 (7)

0

 Flattening pattern

1 (1)

1 (2)

0

0

0

 Posterior irregular pattern

25 (26)

17 (27)

3 (22)

4 (29)

1 (12)

 Minimal change pattern

18 (18)

14 (23)

0

4 (29)

0

After treatment

 Asymmetric pattern

24 (25)

11 (18)

5 (36)

4 (29)

4 (50)

 Protrusion pattern

10 (10)

5 (8)

3 (21)

1 (7)

1 (12.5)

 Keratoconus-like pattern

8 (8)

6 (10)

2 (14)

0

0

 Flattening pattern

3 (3)

1 (1)

0

1 (7)

1 (12.5)

 Posterior irregular pattern

3 (3)

2 (3)

0

1 (7)

0

 Minimal change pattern

50 (51)

37 (60)

4 (29)

7 (50)

2 (25)

  1. AKAcanthamoeba keratitis, BK bacterial keratitis, FK fungal keratitis, HSK herpes simplex keratitis.