Table 2 The anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) parameters in normal, forme fruste keratoconus (FFKC), and keratoconic eyes.

From: Involvement of anterior and posterior corneal surface area imbalance in the pathological change of keratoconus

 

Normal

FFKC

KC

N vs. FFKC

(n = 25)

(n = 14)

(n = 23)

(P-value)

Keratometry

Ks (D)

43.41

43.65

54.62

0.36

Kf (D)

42.28

42.00

50.50

0.86

Avg. K (D)

42.84

42.83

52.56

0.60

Pachymetry

Center (μm)

539.76

501.71

436.22

<0.01

Thinnest (μm)

535.76

493.07

411.61

<0.01

Anterior BFS

5 mm (mm)

7.88

7.89

6.41

0.58

6 mm (mm)

7.90

7.90

6.61

0.49

7 mm (mm)

7.92

7.91

6.80

0.40

Posterior BFS

5 mm (mm)

6.61

6.51

5.03

0.28

6 mm (mm)

6.62

6.53

5.28

0.21

7 mm (mm)

6.65

6.56

5.52

0.27

  1. FFKC: forme fruste keratoconus, KC: keratoconus, N: Normal, Ks: steep keratometry, Kf: flat keratometry, Avg. K: average keratometry, BFS: best-fit sphere.