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07.12.2018 | Cornea
Visual acuity in patients with keratoconus: a comparison with matched regular myopic astigmatism
Erschienen in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Ausgabe 2/2019
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Purpose
To compare uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and best-corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) between patients with keratoconus (KC) and matched patients with regular myopic astigmatism.
Methods
This retrospective study included consecutive patients diagnosed with KC between 2008 and 2013 at Care-Vision Laser Centers, Tel-Aviv, Israel, and matched patients with regular myopic astigmatism. Data included were central corneal thickness (CCT), spherical equivalent (SE), cylinder (CYL), mean keratometric power, maximum keratometric power (Kmax), UDVA, CDVA, and defocus equivalent (DEQ).
Results
The KC group included 734 patients with a mean age of 33.8 ± 9.5 years. The matched, control group included 1462 patients with a mean age of 33.2 ± 9.7 years (p = 0.14). The mean SE and CYL of the KC group were − 3.34 ± 3.29D and − 3.01 ± 1.99D, respectively, compared to − 3.34 ± 2.92D (p = 0.98) and − 2.97 ± 1.35 (p = 0.58). Mean K (46.8 ± 3.3D versus 44.0 ± 1.8D, p < 0.0001) and Kmax (48.4 ± 4.0D versus 45.3 ± 2.0D, p < 0.0001) were statically significant higher in the KC group. CCT was significantly thinner in the KC group (444 ± 49 versus 527 ± 40 μm, p < 0.0001). The KC group had a better UDVA than the non-KC group (1.10 ± 0.68 versus 1.22 ± 0.64 logMAR, p < 0.0001). CDVA was significantly lower in the KC group (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
For defocus equivalents above 6D, the KC group had better UDVA than the non-KC group in spite of worse CDVA.
